# Automatically updating Text in an image daily in Flash

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**Created:** [May 8, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-updating-text-in-an-image-daily-in-flash/20370 "2003-05-08T01:30:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Deb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Deb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Deb)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-updating-text-in-an-image-daily-in-flash/20370/1 "2003-05-08T01:30:50Z")

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Is there away to update text in an image that is in a scene without going into the raw file daily? I am creating a tournament image in Flash for a baseball team. The problem I am running into is after each game I need to let the coach update the next round. Is there away to do that using some type of text file?

Thanks in advance for the help.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-updating-text-in-an-image-daily-in-flash/20370/2 "2003-05-08T06:37:05Z")

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yes… all you have to do is to create an external file i.e., (myData.txt).  
if your variable is in the main timeline, place a code in the first frame of you flash file:  
loadVariables(myData.txt,\_root,POST).

in your text file, list all the variables you want in this format:  
myVariable1=“Hello”&myVariable2=“blahblahblah”&myVariable3=“and so on…”

Hope it helps!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-updating-text-in-an-image-daily-in-flash/20370/3 "2003-05-08T06:42:33Z")

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Here’s a good article on ways to do this:[Macomedia Technote](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/flashvars.htm)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-updating-text-in-an-image-daily-in-flash/20370/4 "2003-05-09T00:30:46Z")

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I appreciate all your help. I am still trying to follow the information & nothing is appearing in my image file ☹

If someone could email me a flash example file to match to what I have put together I am probably missing something & its driving me crazy… If I could see two variables that would be great.

Thanks once again for the help.

Deb

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-updating-text-in-an-image-daily-in-flash/20370/5 "2003-05-09T02:59:23Z")

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Hey Deb! I have something for you… Can I have your email? This is a very simple program. I hope this might help. At least, it will give an idea on how flash communicate with external files. :thumb:

Or just simply click this link:

[http://www.highgrain.iwebland.com/variable.htm](http://www.highgrain.iwebland.com/variable.htm)

Just ask should you have any questions.

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-updating-text-in-an-image-daily-in-flash/20370/6 "2003-05-10T21:00:56Z")

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The file worked great for me. Thanks for the example & it worked perfectly. I just needed to remove the post option to Don’t Send when launching the movie from the server.

Thanks again for all your help.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-updating-text-in-an-image-daily-in-flash/20370/7 "2003-05-12T01:30:14Z")

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No problem Deb! :thumb: