# Dynamic Action Script... I think?

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**Created:** [September 11, 2004, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-action-script-i-think/122218 "2004-09-11T16:01:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![planetSim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6de8d8/32.png) [@planetSim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/planetSim)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-action-script-i-think/122218/1 "2004-09-11T16:01:26Z")

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Okay, so I’m still really new at this whole action script making my animations do cool things. So bare with me if this doesn’t make a ton of sense.  
I was wondering if there’s a way to have my action script read from an external source (ie; a .txt file)

This is the current script I have attached to a Keyframe, which reads the name from an input text box (inputname) and attaches a specific greeting to certain names (name#).

outputname = “Greetings " + inputname;  
if (inputname == “name1”) {  
outputname = inputname+” name1message";  
} else if (inputname == “name2”) {  
outputname = inputname+" name2message";  
}

My problem is this; eventually, I hope to have more names, and I would hate to have to create a new .swf file each time I have to add another  
name# . So I was hoping to make it read from an outside source. If I could write that in a txt file, all I would have to do is edit the external file and not have to replace the swf file on my site. Can I do this withou