# \[CS4 AS2\] Format link within text

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**Created:** [September 9, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-as2-format-link-within-text/313763 "2010-09-09T04:46:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![rfree190](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@rfree190](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rfree190)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-as2-format-link-within-text/313763/1 "2010-09-09T04:46:10Z")

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I’m hoping I can find an answer to this question… Otherwise, the only solution I can think of is going to be ugly…

I’m setting up a page where a user can enter a news item for their site. It is XML driven, with the XML coming from a PHP/MySQL page.

One of the nodes is NEWS, and it contains plain ol’ text. But, here is my question, what if the user embeds a URL within this text? Can this URL be found and converted into a clickable link on the Flash page?

Thanks for any help on this topic!

Rick