# Converting Smiley From Text to Flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-smiley-from-text-to-flash/199284>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 1, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-smiley-from-text-to-flash/199284 "2006-09-01T04:31:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![thesleuth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@thesleuth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesleuth)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-smiley-from-text-to-flash/199284/1 "2006-09-01T04:31:43Z")

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I have dynamically loaded a text file into flash. In this text file, let say it contains the following message:

“Hi! How are you doing? : D I’ve just got this great game! : P. Blah Blah Blah”

I want flash to render out a smiley that is a movieclip in the library instead of : D and : P. Can anyone tell me how to do it or link me to a tutorial? Thanks.