# Dynamic text
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 30, 2003, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107 "2003-05-30T10:28:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@chris9902](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chris9902)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2003, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/1 "2003-05-30T10:28:10Z")
ok how to i make a button so when i press it, it loads an external .txt files in my text box in flash
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/2 "2003-05-30T14:51:38Z")
There are tutes about text loadings here đ
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/3 "2003-05-30T15:16:17Z")
were can you post one please
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/4 "2003-05-30T15:40:00Z")
hereâs the link :):
[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/search.php?s=](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/search.php?s=)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/5 "2003-05-30T15:41:34Z")
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic\_scroller.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic_scroller.htm)
đ
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/6 "2003-05-30T15:44:51Z")
Iâm kind of still new at this myself but Iâm pretty sure all you have to do is put a name for the variable (Var:) in the dynamic text properties box (NOT the instance name), for example: textField
Then on your button you say something like:
on (release){
loadVariables(âexternal\_text.txtâ, textField);}
This says to load the text file called âexternal\_textâ into the dynamic text box you created that you called âtextFieldâ.
Hope this helps!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/7 "2003-05-30T17:47:49Z")
i tested that but it did not work
am i doing it wrong
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/8 "2003-05-30T18:04:24Z")
upload your .fla file⌠then we can check to see if you have everything correct
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2003, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/9 "2003-06-02T10:08:06Z")
iâm not the original poster but i canât get lunaticâs script to work eitherâŚ
.zip attached
on another note, while searching for an answer i read, io have no idea whether itâs relevant:
[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/dynamic\_text\_scrollmx.htm](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/dynamic_text_scrollmx.htm)
âLoading text into a dynamic text field in Flash MX is done differently. In Flash MX text is itâs own ActionScript object, so a text field can have both a variable name and an instance name (see Flash MX Text fields have instance names and variable names, TechNote 16184, for details). Flash MX also introduces a more sophisticated action for loading external data called loadVars(). These two methods are combined to load external text to a scrolling text field created using the ScrollBar component.â
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/10 "2003-06-02T12:20:21Z")
on (release) {
loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load(âkirupa.txtâ);
loadText.onLoad = function() {
\_root.textField = loadText;
};
}
this seems to workâŚ
anyone any tips how how to get text not show up with %20 as spaces? i tried unicode and a several other formatsâŚ
meisje
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/11 "2003-06-02T12:23:35Z")
```auto
_root.textField = unescape(loadText);
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/12 "2003-06-02T12:31:16Z")
thanks kax :toad:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2003, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/13 "2003-06-02T12:33:16Z")
youâre welcome. đ
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/14 "2003-06-02T13:31:03Z")
one more issue, a loaded text is always trailed by the following:
=&onLoad=[type Function]
(major thunderstorm is coming turning of puter for the while)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/15 "2003-06-02T13:42:08Z")
if youâre still using the same script you posted above, try adding this line of code:
```auto
ASSetPropFlags(loadText, "onLoad", 1);
```
however, i encourage you to follow the tutorial here at [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com)
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic\_scroller.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic_scroller.htm)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/16 "2003-06-02T14:31:41Z")
thanks for the encouragement kax đ i have done the tutorial now, please correct me if iâm wrong:
* * *
scene: button and dynamic textfield.
name the textfield âtextFieldâ in the instance name box (this time NOT the var name!!).
on the button hang this script:
on (release) {
loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load(âkirupa.txtâ);
loadText.onLoad = function() {
textField.text = this.kirupatext;
};
}
then make a textfile and put:
kirupatext=
followed directly by the rest of your text.
save the file as:
kirupa.txt
for loading other text just copy the code and only change âkirupa.txtâ to whatever you want loaded
voilĂĄ kirupĂĄ đ thanks again kax
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/17 "2003-06-02T14:38:28Z")
no problem, meisje. =)
by the way, i think you should read this technote. iâm telling you this because of the instance name you used for the TextField. đ
[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/naming\_strategies.htm](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/naming_strategies.htm)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/18 "2003-06-02T14:46:21Z")
information assimilated :thumb:
and this one is for you :flower: later kax!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/19 "2003-06-02T14:51:52Z")
đ
see ya! đ
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/22107/20 "2003-06-03T21:47:05Z")
I`m trying to use the code creating a function called âloadNoteâ but the text is not loading
```auto
// define the function loadNote
function loadNote (idnote) {
_root.attachnote.attachMovie("mcnote", "mcnote", 1);
_root.attachnote.posY = 300;
loadText = new LoadVars();
loadText.load(idnote);
loadText.onLoad = function () {
_root.attachnote.mcnote.loadtxt = loadText;
trace = "function loadNote ok";
}
}
```
on my btn01 action I wrote:
```auto
on(release) {
// call the function loadNote on stage
_root.loadNote("cap02/notes/note" + "01" + ".txt");
}
```
The attach action is ok but the text is not loading inside mcnote, in textfield âloadtxtâ.
Can some help me? đ
Thanks
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