# \[XML\] AS - XML problem: .send() won't work
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-as-xml-problem-send-wont-work/112798
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**Created:** [June 11, 2004, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-as-xml-problem-send-wont-work/112798 "2004-06-11T13:21:27Z")
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### Author:  [@grappaFruit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grappaFruit)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2004, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-as-xml-problem-send-wont-work/112798/1 "2004-06-11T13:21:27Z")
I’m totally new to XML in Actionscript - implementing and editing XML within Actionscript worked out swell - no problems so far…
but the some\_xml.send() seems to become a true nightmare!
Soit, here’s an example:
I made a little “keep-in-touch” maillinglist, where visitors can leave their adress, click the “send” button - and let the administrator view the list on a secure page. XML suits fine for this job, i think.
```auto
on (press, keyPress "") {
mailInput_xml = new XML();
mailInput_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
mailInput_xml.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
menuItem = this.firstChild.childNodes;
input = 'mail adress="' + _root.mailInput.text + '"';
this.firstChild.appendChild(mailInput_xml.createElement(input))
_root.mailInput.text = "THANK YOU!"
trace(this.toString())
}else{
_root.mailInput.text = "PLEASE TRY AGAIN"
}
};
mailInput_xml.load('Email.xml');
mailInput_xml.send('Email.xml');
}
```
trace() looked fine, the code puts the adress just where i want it to be, but the mailInput\_xml.send(‘Email.xml’) seems to be dead and smelly.
You can view the site (in construction version) at [http://www.fabula-rasa.be](http://www.fabula-rasa.be)
P.l.e.a.s.e. help me out here, it’s propably just something stupid i forgot…
(And yes, I tested it online, to be sure…)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-as-xml-problem-send-wont-work/112798/2 "2004-06-11T20:59:23Z")
Yes.Flash alone can’t write files to a server;
all it can do so far is save shared objects to the users comp’, containing any data type you want. You’ll have to use ASP/CF/PHP… to write the xml to file.