# AS2\> Breaking Masks

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-breaking-masks/273928>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 22, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-breaking-masks/273928 "2008-10-22T16:55:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![byoung618](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@byoung618](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/byoung618)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-breaking-masks/273928/1 "2008-10-22T16:55:13Z")

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I am loadling in xml (text) that loads into a movieclip in which I can scroll. The text loads in fine and my scroll bar works. I have the scroll bar and loaded text in a movieclip called mcContent. I have a dynamically set mask that moves on and off of mcContent that will show or disappear the movicelip. At this point everything works fine. If the text I load is very very long (let’s say 15 paragraphs), the text still loads, my scroll bar still works but the mask I set over the entire thing (mcContent) no longer masks. It appears that the length of the text box breaks the mask. Does anyone have a solution for this problem?:ne: