# Complications with dynamic text load

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complications-with-dynamic-text-load/296932>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 22, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complications-with-dynamic-text-load/296932 "2009-09-22T23:54:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complications-with-dynamic-text-load/296932/1 "2009-09-22T23:54:55Z")

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I have a movie which I want to load some text and an image dynamically. I’m keeping it simple right now so I’m just shooting at external .txt doc and an image of a generic name.

Anyway, in addition to the dynamic text, I’m using the greensock tween classes to do some nice code-based animation…nothing too fancy…just a text move. This works fine. What doesn’t work is my dynamic text and I’ve narrowed it down to a mask layer.

here’s my code:

```auto

import gs.*;
import gs.easing.*
import gs.utils.TransformMatrixProxy;
/*TweenLite.to(copy, 0, {alpha:0});
TweenLite.to(copy, .5, {alpha:1, delay:.50});*/

var tmp = new TransformMatrixProxy(copy);
tmp.registrationX = 0;
tmp.registrationY = 0;
TweenLite.to(tmp, 0, {skewX:30, skewY:-50});
TweenLite.to(tmp, .5, {skewX:0, skewY:0, delay:.25, ease:Expo.easeOut});
TweenMax.to(copy, 0, {blurFilter:{blurX:20, blurY:55}});
TweenMax.to(copy, .6, { blurFilter:{blurX:0, blurY:0},delay:.25});

var myContent:TextField = new TextField();
var myCFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();

myCFormat.font = "AvantGarde";
myCFormat.color = "0x000000";
myCFormat.size = 12;

addChild(myContent);

myContent.text = "Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab.";
myContent.width = 450;
myContent.height = 100;
myContent.x = 58;
myContent.y = 100;
myContent.multiline = true;
myContent.wordWrap = true;
myContent.setTextFormat(myCFormat);

stop();

```

I have an mc w/an instance name of **copy** on one layer and a layer mask on the one above it. When I tested the movie, the code-based animation runs fine…no problems. But the dynamic text fails to show up. I pulled the copy mc out from under the the mask layer and tested it that way…viola…the dynamic text works. So, my question is if there’s a way I need to treat the mask layer or can I create one dynamically? Any suggestions would be awesome.