# Shared object tutorial

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-object-tutorial/22126>\
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**Created:** [May 30, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-object-tutorial/22126 "2003-05-30T16:19:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![brian\_monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@brian\_monkey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brian_monkey)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-object-tutorial/22126/1 "2003-05-30T16:19:20Z")

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Hi guys. I do not understand this line of the code from the shared objects tutorial:

[AS]user = SharedObject.getLocal(“user\_profile”);[/AS]

what is “user profile”?

does code create file or is the user already supposed to have the file? I just don’t understand that part. THANKS flashies

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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:** [May 30, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-object-tutorial/22126/2 "2003-05-30T16:31:03Z")

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it creates a sol file named user profile where you gonna store data inside that file.if it exists,the file will be replaced.

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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:** [May 30, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-object-tutorial/22126/3 "2003-05-30T16:34:40Z")

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thank you so much!!!

what does .sol standfor?  
Ⓜ  
mario

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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:** [May 30, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-object-tutorial/22126/4 "2003-05-30T16:38:52Z")

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it’s a shared object file. Use search \*.sol or the name directly and u’ll know when your file keep. You can find tutorial about it almost in every flash forum.