# Dynamic text field not showing text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field-not-showing-text/258695>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 26, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field-not-showing-text/258695 "2008-04-26T22:16:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oz\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@Oz\_Chaos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Oz_Chaos)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field-not-showing-text/258695/1 "2008-04-26T22:16:12Z")

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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Greetings,[/SIZE][/FONT]  
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I need to start by saying, I am a Newbie to the whole flash game, and have for the part been fumbling round blind trying to educate myself.[/SIZE][/FONT]  
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I acquired a couple of flash templates, one a whole site flash, that uses timeline frame names to change the text and pics for the various pages inside the site. Then I also have a flash photo gallery. [/SIZE][/FONT]  
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]The gallery uses XML to load the pics ,thumbs and descriptions to the gallery.[/SIZE][/FONT]  
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I inserted the flash gallery in the appropriate spot in the timeline to correspond with the page name and everything appeared to be working fine. Until I l looked closer.[/SIZE][/FONT]  
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]All the pictures show correctly in the main flash movie, except that the dynamic text fields of the description and also the preloaders do not show.[/SIZE][/FONT]  
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]When you play just the scene of the gallery it all works fine. I am thinking that it has something to do with the fact that the gallery is inside the other flash(naming /address conventions or something) but I have racked my brain trying various things with no luck.[/SIZE][/FONT]  
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Also when played in the main movie the web link in the description text works even though there is no text visible ( Pointer changes to hand on hover over)[/SIZE][/FONT]  
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I have looked in the debugger and it appears that the xml file is correctly loaded and the variables are in the correct dynamic text field.[/SIZE][/FONT]  
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Sorry for the long winded description! It is probably a very simple solution but I am not seeing it.[/SIZE][/FONT]  
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Cheers,[/SIZE][/FONT]  
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Fred.[/SIZE][/FONT]