# Retrieve data from Excel into fla

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**Created:** [May 15, 2005, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieve-data-from-excel-into-fla/147909 "2005-05-15T07:13:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieve-data-from-excel-into-fla/147909/1 "2005-05-15T07:13:09Z")

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Hi,  
I am doing some VBA programming and would like to present some of my data in an embedded swf file in that VBA program.

How do you retrieve data from an excel file into fla/ swf ?  
I have no idea whatsoever as how to do this thus any input on this is much appreciated…

best regards