# Characters are displayed wrong when Loading into Flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/characters-are-displayed-wrong-when-loading-into-flash/99231>\
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**Created:** [January 16, 2004, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/characters-are-displayed-wrong-when-loading-into-flash/99231 "2004-01-16T04:26:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/characters-are-displayed-wrong-when-loading-into-flash/99231/1 "2004-01-16T04:26:02Z")

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I am working on a website in which I am dynamically loading text from an mySQL database into a flash website using php and actionscripting. The text is loaded into the database from an admin page, also using php.

The problem that I am having is that when the text is displayed in flash, dashes and hyphens appear as boxes. I would really like to figure this one out.

The website that I am having the problem with is [www.oakroom.net](http://www.oakroom.net).

Thanks for your help