# Characters not translating in flash from ext DB

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/characters-not-translating-in-flash-from-ext-db/159453>\
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**Created:** [August 17, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/characters-not-translating-in-flash-from-ext-db/159453 "2005-08-17T16:35:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![projectbios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@projectbios](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/projectbios)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/characters-not-translating-in-flash-from-ext-db/159453/1 "2005-08-17T16:35:15Z")

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I have flash set up to read an external .jsp file.

the problem is that this jsp file contains names with chars such as “&” and “™” among others. when flash loads this file it halts when it hits those chars. does anyone know how to fix this problem?

my flash code is as follows.

```auto

text1.htmlText = true;
unicodeData = new LoadVars();
unicodeData.source = "[http://localhost:8080/testingground/instructionslist.jsp](http://localhost:8080/testingground/instructionslist.jsp)";
unicodeData.load(unicodeData.source);
unicodeData.onLoad = function() {
 _root.text1.htmlText = _root.unicodeData.myMonth;
};

```