# Updating an external file using Flash? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 24, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-an-external-file-using-flash/183212 "2006-03-24T17:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mcc49](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mcc49/32/2247_2.png) [@mcc49](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mcc49)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-an-external-file-using-flash/183212/1 "2006-03-24T17:21:38Z")
basically I am using flash to display XML data locally on a computer, is it possible for Flash to replace that XML file stored on my computer with another one from the internet when the user clicks on an Update button for example? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![creatify](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-an-external-file-using-flash/183212/2 "2006-03-24T17:26:58Z")
interesting - I think you’d have to have flash execute some external script, or look into flashes new file/browse classes and see if it allows you to download as well as overwrite and existing local file - or you can look into [http://www.screentime.com/software/mprojector/](http://www.screentime.com/software/mprojector/) I’ve been very happy using this softwares - it gives you a ton of system functionalities, saving files, net connections etc. ---
**Author:** ![mcc49](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mcc49/32/2247_2.png) [@mcc49](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mcc49)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-an-external-file-using-flash/183212/3 "2006-03-24T20:39:09Z")
thanks for the tip, but will I have to redo my flash program in order to integrate it within this software because I have quite alot of work in my current flash file