# Shared Objects

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-objects/32170>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 2, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-objects/32170 "2003-10-02T13:09:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58f4c7/32.png) [@Dia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dia)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-objects/32170/1 "2003-10-02T13:09:48Z")

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I read the tutorial about the shared objects and i would like to know if there is a way to have an object timeout so let’s say after 30min the shared object would be “invalid” and flash would create a new object with the same name as the old object.