# Variables inside a function!?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-inside-a-function/236121>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 17, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-inside-a-function/236121 "2007-08-17T12:48:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lab26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@Lab26](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lab26)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-inside-a-function/236121/1 "2007-08-17T12:48:11Z")

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When you declare a variable in a function it is a local variable only available inside that function. But what if you also want to use it outside that function?

I’d like to do this without having to use a shared object (flash cookie).

Any thoughts someone? Thx, Wim