# Creating my OWN text scroller for text loaded from a .txt file?

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**Created:** [February 12, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-my-own-text-scroller-for-text-loaded-from-a-txt-file/13376 "2003-02-12T05:51:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sw0L\_z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Sw0L\_z](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sw0L_z)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-my-own-text-scroller-for-text-loaded-from-a-txt-file/13376/1 "2003-02-12T05:51:57Z")

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im loading my text from an external .txt file… and i know how to make a regular flash component scroller scroll this… but how would i make MY OWN text scroller… just like an up and down arrow…

i tried the one in the kirupa tutorials but it was for flash 5 and it didnt work for me…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-my-own-text-scroller-for-text-loaded-from-a-txt-file/13376/2 "2003-02-12T06:03:11Z")

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Check out this thread, there’s a file at the bottom of it that is probably what you’re looking for. =)

[http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11517&highlight=scroll+bars](http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11517&highlight=scroll+bars)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-my-own-text-scroller-for-text-loaded-from-a-txt-file/13376/3 "2003-02-12T23:32:25Z")

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yeah… i got it… thanks…

i was thinking way too hard… i was trying to make like 20 line long scripts… but all it took was 3 lines.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-my-own-text-scroller-for-text-loaded-from-a-txt-file/13376/4 "2003-02-12T23:32:27Z")

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yeah… i got it… thanks…

i was thinking way too hard… i was trying to make like 20 line long scripts… but all it took was 3 lines.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-my-own-text-scroller-for-text-loaded-from-a-txt-file/13376/5 "2003-02-12T23:34:13Z")

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no prob, glad you got it. =)