# Saving/loading external text files

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-loading-external-text-files/52851
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 28, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-loading-external-text-files/52851 "2004-05-28T00:46:07Z")
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### Author: ![Prophet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@Prophet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Prophet)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-loading-external-text-files/52851/1 "2004-05-28T00:46:07Z")

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i know you can load them in as variables… but is there anyway SAVE a variable as a text file (overwriting old one as well)

cheers,

Prophet.