# Opposite of loading external data
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opposite-of-loading-external-data/35523
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 14, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opposite-of-loading-external-data/35523 "2003-11-14T21:23:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Soul814](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Soul814)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opposite-of-loading-external-data/35523/1 "2003-11-14T21:23:18Z")
Okay so im thinking since you can load an external text into flash, can’t you do the opposite? load a variable, string, array or what ever into a text file?
im wondering this since im still thinking of how to make a high score table…
i figure if you can do this and then run the list through a sort, you will have a high score table
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opposite-of-loading-external-data/35523/2 "2003-11-14T22:04:49Z")
I wish. Lol, you need php or like asp or whatever to write to a text file.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opposite-of-loading-external-data/35523/3 "2003-11-14T22:09:26Z")
heh… it was just a thought
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there was something said bout having to use databases…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opposite-of-loading-external-data/35523/4 "2003-11-14T22:36:43Z")
Oh right. Like I said, to send to databases from flash, you need: **Flash (of course), PHP or a Server-Side Script, and mySQL**.🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opposite-of-loading-external-data/35523/5 "2003-11-14T23:01:40Z")
> \*Originally posted by Soul814 \*
> \*\*there was something said bout having to use databases… \*\*
> databases and textfiles are some of the storage mediums you can use, PHP, ASP, and any other server-side language act as a “glue” between your front-end (Flash) and the storage 🙂