# Dynamic text driving me nuts! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 6, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726 "2003-08-06T00:14:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![debut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@debut](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/debut)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/1 "2003-08-06T00:14:29Z")
I’ve been trying to sort this for ages now and can’t get anywhere with it. Problem is dynamic text not loading - scenario is I have movie b loading onto a stage area in movie a. Movie b has a dynamic text field instance name updatesField and var: textField. The external text file I am trying to load within this field as movie b loads is called updates.txt and I have added the following actionscript to an actions layer within movie b: loadVariablesNum(“dynamictext/updates.txt”, 0); the text loads fine when i test movie b but as soon as i try to view it when movie b is loaded within movie a no text loads. i thought that this was maybe something to do with targets so changed the actionscript to: loadVariables(“dynamictext/updates.txt”, “this”); my text file starts textfield= hope this makes sense n hope someone has a clue what i’m doing wrong lol ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/2 "2003-08-06T12:04:20Z")
On your movie b, place the following actions:[AS]var loadText = new LoadVars(); loadText.load(“updates.txt”); //your txt file loadText.onLoad = function(success) { if (success) { varTextField = this.textfield; //varTextField is the name of the variable that the text field is associated with. //textfield is the variable inside the txt file. } else { varTextField = “Error loading data”; } };[/AS] Now create a TextField and on the Var field, use this:[AS]\_root.varTextField[/AS] ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/3 "2003-08-06T13:19:13Z")
Tried this - still getting the same problem. Text loads when I test movie B on it’s own but as soon as movie B is loaded within movie A nothing loads in the text field. makes me think i’m going wrong somewhere with targets but can’t figure out where :\*( ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/4 "2003-08-06T14:32:47Z")
Possible to post a sample of your fla that invovles yoru scenario? Regards, Viru. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/5 "2003-08-06T14:51:09Z")
tried to post it but it telling me file is too big ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/6 "2003-08-06T14:56:10Z")
posted it to my server - should’ve thought of this before: [zipfile](http://fxpaints.xpressivefx.com/temp/dynamictextproblem.zip) ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/7 "2003-08-06T15:04:32Z")
In you home.swf the variable name for you dynamic textfield is ‘\_root.varTextField’ change it to varTextField. That worked. Prehaps you got confused with claudio’s instructions. Regards, Viru. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/8 "2003-08-06T15:09:13Z")
yayyyyyy thanks u 2!! working perfectly now - just gotta put scrollers back on n i be sorted :thumb: once again thanks - i really appreciate the help 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/9 "2003-08-06T15:16:31Z")
Im sure my instructions do work. :-\ ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/10 "2003-08-06T15:16:40Z")
Your welcome. V. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/11 "2003-08-06T15:19:47Z")
they do Claudio - i had included ‘\_root.’ in front of ‘varTextField’ in the var field for the text field just removed \_root. like kO2n advised and it works gr8 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/12 "2003-08-06T15:25:03Z")
Problem was when movie B was loaded into movie A the \_root.varTextField didnt apply to the varTextField variable in movie B. What i think anyway. Regs, V. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/13 "2003-08-06T15:28:18Z")
sounds like it to me - this is my first flash site so i no expert but i think when movie b is loaded within movie a the \_root becomes the root of movie a. if that makes sense ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/14 "2003-08-06T15:29:04Z")
Perfect. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/15 "2003-08-06T15:30:00Z")
i think finally some of this stuff is making sense to me lol ---
**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:** [August 8, 2003, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-driving-me-nuts/27726/16 "2003-08-08T04:56:18Z")
whello peepz i have the same question to ask, dynamic text doesnt load anymore in the main movie, it does work on the other MC’s, but when i load it into the main movie the text just disapeared, only static text work, here an example: [http://members.lycos.nl/vietguy/test\_site](http://members.lycos.nl/vietguy/test_site) oh and i’ve used some actions from the [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader\_transition.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader_transition.htm) tutorial (thnx claudio) so the extern text doesnt load i can only see them when i change the text field into statictext and already put text in it, see the about section of [http://members.lycos.nl/vietguy/test\_site](http://members.lycos.nl/vietguy/test_site) all the text and mc’s are extern files, exept the about section can anybody help me?