# Can't view text -\> Load Text from External Source
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 9, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029 "2004-07-09T17:31:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@liltea](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/liltea)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/1 "2004-07-09T17:31:26Z")
Hi, everyone!
i got problem here…:-/
I wanted to load text from external source - a .txt file like the tutorial on h[ttp://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/multiple\_dynamictext.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/multiple_dynamictext.htm)
my problem is… i can’t make the text to load. it can’t even be viewed! :puzzle:
I’m a newcomer for Flash. I thought this might be a simple lil’ project i can start with. but i’ve spent the whole afternoon yesterday + plus whole morning today, looking at diff. tutorials, searching answer via this forum – but i can’t find answers… i’ve asked ppl around, nobody knew what’s wrong… So, please please please help!!!
the .fla file can be viewed at:
[http://www.bsu.edu/web/jvhiendarto/brown.zip](http://www.bsu.edu/web/jvhiendarto/brown.zip) (it’s 85kb)
thanks a lot!!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/2 "2004-07-09T18:44:16Z")
A few things are wrong.
If you masked text you have to embed your fonts or use setMask().
Your calling the wrong variable from your textfile (trMushroom should trRecipes).
And I didn’t understand what you’re after with the values you had for “solly”.
I changed them (w3 and w4), but I could be wrong though;)
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/3 "2004-07-09T19:39:59Z")
hi, scotty!
> [@scotty](#):
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> A few things are wrong.
> If you masked text you have to embed your fonts or use setMask().
ok, I looked at the .zip you sent, but couldn’t find how you did this. sorry, i’m really really a beginner… and slow… please tell me again where u put the setMask() or how do you embed fonts?
> Your calling the wrong variable from your textfile (trMushroom should trRecipes).
yeah, this was my bad…
Thanks for your reply, scotty!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/4 "2004-07-09T19:48:15Z")
In the file I used embed fonts.
In w4 click your textfield (select it), then in the properties panel look for the “character” button, click it and choose one of the options:)
Now Flash saves the outlines of the font and you can mask it.
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/5 "2004-07-09T20:00:32Z")
Ok, I got it.
But on my original flash, I cannot make the button to work! – although i copied the exact same button as what you have…
The more weird thing is… it seems like they recognize there’s a text, because the scroll bar adjust , it knows how much text i have. but the letters don’t appear!
arrggghhhh… :puzzle: i wanna pull my hair…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2004, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/6 "2004-07-09T20:21:03Z")
Sounds like the font is not embedded…
Can you upload the original?
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/7 "2004-07-09T20:32:15Z")
here you go, scotty.
ftp://web.bsu.edu/web/jvhiendarto/textloading.zip
i really appreciate your help!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/8 "2004-07-09T20:54:27Z")
Link doesn’t work:stunned:
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/9 "2004-07-09T20:56:35Z")
ooppsss… you might not be able to d/l from the link i sent u before. here’s the correct one:
[url=“[http://www.bsu.edu/web/jvhiendarto/textloading.zip](http://www.bsu.edu/web/jvhiendarto/textloading.zip)”][http://www.bsu.edu/web/jvhiendarto/textloading.zip](http://www.bsu.edu/web/jvhiendarto/textloading.zip)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2004, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/10 "2004-07-10T07:11:31Z")
That one works=)
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2004, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/11 "2004-07-10T09:28:54Z")
I see the problem:)
If you use the “B” to make the font bold, flash is not saving the “bold” outlines. Try it with another font that has a bold type and it will work, or use the verdana as “plain”😉
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/12 "2004-07-12T16:02:27Z")
It works!!!
Many many thanks, Scotty :flower:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-view-text-load-text-from-external-source/57029/13 "2004-07-12T18:01:04Z")
welcome=)