# Modifying/Creating external files from Flash 8 program

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-creating-external-files-from-flash-8-program/182490>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 18, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-creating-external-files-from-flash-8-program/182490 "2006-03-18T20:27:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![ArtsyWright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@ArtsyWright](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArtsyWright)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-creating-external-files-from-flash-8-program/182490/1 "2006-03-18T20:27:52Z")

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Hi!

I was wondering if it is possible to create or modify an external file (i.e. a .xml file) from within a Flash 8 program using ActionScript.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Rasper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@Rasper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rasper)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-creating-external-files-from-flash-8-program/182490/2 "2006-03-18T22:11:30Z")

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Nope.

[http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn\_15649](http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_15649)  
(refers to Flash 5, but still applies)

You would have to use an external server side script for that. Flash itself cannot write or modify files.

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**Author:** ![ArtsyWright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@ArtsyWright](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArtsyWright)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-creating-external-files-from-flash-8-program/182490/3 "2006-03-19T00:57:13Z")

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Thanks. 🙂