# Combining values in dynamic txt window

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-values-in-dynamic-txt-window/85661>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 6, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-values-in-dynamic-txt-window/85661 "2005-04-06T13:03:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hommer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hommer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hommer)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-values-in-dynamic-txt-window/85661/1 "2005-04-06T13:03:41Z")

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## Hmm… Was that a wierd title?

Well, I’m making a program that has to write random names to the screen.  
I’m loading the names from an external .txt-file called nameDataFile.txt

The .txt-file contains this:

```
 name1="Mike Hanson"&name2="Josh Turner"&name3="Kim Nielson"

```

I have made a dynamic textbox with the value \_root.shownName  
This is my script:

loadVariablesNum(“nameDataFile.txt”, 0);  
nameCount = 3;  
nameRand = Math.floor(Math.random() \* nameCount + 1);  
\_root.shownName = “\_root.name” + nameRand;

What do I do wrong?