# Reading arrays from external files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-arrays-from-external-files/30891>\
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**Created:** [September 15, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-arrays-from-external-files/30891 "2003-09-15T21:13:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![ivanwright](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ivanwright/32/119_2.png) [@ivanwright](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ivanwright)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-arrays-from-external-files/30891/1 "2003-09-15T21:13:08Z")

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can flash mx read an array from an external file? if so, how?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-arrays-from-external-files/30891/2 "2003-11-08T16:44:33Z")

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Lost in Beta - just what I needed!! Just wanted to say…Genious!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-arrays-from-external-files/30891/3 "2003-11-09T01:44:11Z")

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Also, keep in mind that programs like access and excel allow export as a delineated text file. Just use the same symbol for the split action as you use in the export and presto!

Use a database / spreadsheet to keep track of your images, and then use an easy export to make the text file.

–EP