# Trouble Reading a Shared Object

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-reading-a-shared-object/275112
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 10, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-reading-a-shared-object/275112 "2008-11-10T03:34:44Z")
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### Author: ![Pherank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-reading-a-shared-object/275112/1 "2008-11-10T03:34:44Z")

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I’ve been getting this error when trying to read from an SO:

```auto
Correct: NaN Incorrect: NaN

```

The code I’m using:

```auto
try {
    var getFinalExamSO:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal("FinalExam", "/");
    var correctCount = getFinalExamSO.data.CorrectCount;
    var errorCount = getFinalExamSO.data.ErrorCount;
    trace("Correct: " + correctCount + " Incorrect: " + errorCount);
} catch (error:Error) {
    trace("SharedObject Error:"+error.toString());
    return;
}

```

The SO is written with this code:

```auto
                // Declare the SO one time for this conditional:
                finalexamSO = SharedObject.getLocal("FinalExam", "/");
                // Write updated "CorrectCount" data to SO:                       
                finalexamSO.data.CorrectCount++;
                finalexamSO.flush();
                //The close() call is a must, otherwise you may experience some Flash IDE crashes
                finalexamSO.close();

```

(There is similar code for IncorrectCount). Does anyone know why I’m getting a NaN error?