ActionScript 2.0 :: Saving And Loading Variables Using Buttons

So I want to do saving and loading for variables. I.E. I want to save a variable by pressing the save button. When you use the "load" button, the variable is what it was when it was saved. I've tried this but it didn't work...

Code:
//Code on the frame
var saveState = SharedObject.getLocal("Cookie");

//Code on the save button
on (release) {
_root.save.gotoAndPlay(2);
savefile.data.blah = _root.blah;
savefile.flush();
}

//Code on the load button
on (release) {
gotoAndStop(3);
_root.blah = savefile.data.blah;
}