# Dynamic text not showing up

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-not-showing-up/184453
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 5, 2006, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-not-showing-up/184453 "2006-04-05T07:42:20Z")
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### Author: ![sikatzonline](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sikatzonline/32/2331_2.png) [@sikatzonline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sikatzonline)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2006, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-not-showing-up/184453/1 "2006-04-05T07:42:20Z")

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I hope someone could help me . I’d make it as detailed as possible plus these are the [files](http://www.geocities.com/sikatzonline/dynamic_text_doesnt_show.zip) (graphics, mp3s and other valuable content removed)  
**Here’s what I wanted to do:**

1. load the text into a movie clip so that it would be possible to add a custom scrollbar
2. in general, make the flash blog work

**Problem:**  
It appears that the dynamic text isn’t showing up. It loads. In fact, I can select and copy the text loaded from the database.

\*\* Other info:\*\*

1. I used this script: [www.flashblog.org](http://www.flashblog.org/). It’s in Spanish so I’m kind of groping. And yes, I did check the babelfish translator just to read the manual. Anyway, it’s a great script and could “easily” (not for me) be modified by anyone who has know-how in flash and php.
2. I set up “ **testflashblog** ” on **phpmyadmin** (localhost), imported the database file (\_\_.sql—\>see the folder “ **ddb** ”) and modified connFlashblog.php from the Connections folder to something like this:

> \<?php

# FileName=“Connection\_php\_mysql.htm”

# Type=“MYSQL”

# HTTP=“true”

$hostname\_connFlashblog = “localhost”;  
$database\_connFlashblog = “testflashblog”;  
$username\_connFlashblog = “root”;  
$password\_connFlashblog = “”;  
$connFlashblog = mysql\_pconnect($hostname\_connFlashblog, $username\_connFlashblog, $password\_connFlashblog) or die(mysql\_error());  
?\>

```
 It absolutely worked on the default template which came with the script.

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1. I made a movieclip that would load the news. I placed it on layer “1” which is masked. It’s also within a movie clip. (a movie clip within a movie clip).

2. I modified the script of the original source. Instead of placing it on the main timeline, I added "onClipEvent load … " You know how it goes.

\*\*Result/Problem:  
\*\*The text did load. In fact I could see the wod “start.” The content, however doesn’t show up.

**HELP, anyone?**

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### Author: ![TheCanadian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2006, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-not-showing-up/184453/2 "2006-04-05T07:48:50Z")

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If the text field is masked you have to embed the fonts or unmask it 🙂

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### Author: ![sikatzonline](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sikatzonline/32/2331_2.png) [@sikatzonline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sikatzonline)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2006, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-not-showing-up/184453/3 "2006-04-05T07:54:01Z")

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I couldn’t unmask it because it’s part of the movie’s effect. And yes, I did try to embed the fonts. Didn’t work. If it’s the masking, then why did the text “start” show up? I’m also not certain about the reason why it doesn’t show up. Do you think it has something to do with the CODE I modified?

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### Author: ![TheCanadian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-not-showing-up/184453/4 "2006-04-05T08:09:27Z")

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It might have to do with the fact that one of your text fields doesn’t have an instance name 🙂

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### Author: ![sikatzonline](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sikatzonline/32/2331_2.png) [@sikatzonline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sikatzonline)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2006, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-not-showing-up/184453/5 "2006-04-05T12:31:38Z")

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Thanks, I can’t believe I missed that. :hugegrin:  
Anyway, it did not exactly fix the problem but I figured it out while I was waiting for my Law instructor who did not show up.  
THE STYLESHEET has to be modified. Key word is actually CONSISTENCY. If you choose Arial in the properties, it should also be used in the style.css.

Check out [www.flashblog.org](http://www.flashblog.org)

This is so cool and easy… You don’t even need to learn Spanish!