# Making variables persistent?

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/making-variables-persistent/15393
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [November 11, 2019, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/making-variables-persistent/15393 "2019-11-11T02:46:17Z")
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### Author: ![GoToLoop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gotoloop/32/86_2.png) [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2019, 2:50am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/making-variables-persistent/15393/2 "2019-11-11T02:50:37Z")

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> [@Everdro1d](#):
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> … make the program write those variables to a text file on exit and then make it read and apply those on startup…

> [@Save variable in a loop](https://discourse.processing.org/t/save-variable-in-a-loop/4654/4):
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> /\*\* \* Load & Save Variable (v1.0.1) \* GoToLoop (2018/Oct/20) \* https://Discourse.Processing.org/t/save-variable-in-a-loop/4654/4 \*/ int a; void setup() { size(300, 200); noLoop(); fill(-1); textAlign(CENTER, CENTER); textSize(0100); final String[] aFile = loadStrings("a.txt"); if (aFile != null) a = int(aFile[0]); } void draw() { background((color) random(#000000)); text(a, width\>\>1, height\>\>1); } void mousePressed() { ++a; redraw = true; } @Override void exit()…

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