# Database field scroller

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/database-field-scroller/271039>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 17, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/database-field-scroller/271039 "2008-09-17T17:44:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![blkswami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@blkswami](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blkswami)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/database-field-scroller/271039/1 "2008-09-17T17:44:51Z")

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hello all i am new here I have searched and searched the net and here seems to be the best place to search I have a small database table the fields it has is

the table is called shout  
poster\_id  
poster\_name  
poster\_time  
poster\_text

what i want is to be able to have a square box read that info from the database  
and i want the last post to show on the top always i would need it to scroll

I would like it to be just like the bottom example but i am new to action script of this type

example

billybob  
12/12/2008  
this is my text here here here here  
…

billybob  
12/12/2008  
this is my text here here here here