# Embedding a text scroller
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-a-text-scroller/7120
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 24, 2002, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-a-text-scroller/7120 "2002-10-24T05:41:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@mlkcarton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlkcarton)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2002, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-a-text-scroller/7120/1 "2002-10-24T05:41:56Z")
I have moved well beyond my level of understanding with this one…
I have a small flash file with a text scroller. You can see it here: [http://www.gsrdesigns.com/help/history.swf](http://www.gsrdesigns.com/help/history.swf)
what i’d like to do is embed this guy in a “main” movie - so one button on my screen says “history” and when you click on it, it calls open this movie (history.swf)
I’m loading the movie by using the command: on (release)loadMovie (“history.swf”, “holder”);
- where holder is a movie clip that just sits there and waits for me to load things into.
It works great - but the text scroller does not show up. Eveything else does, but the scroller is not visible.
To see, take look at: [http://www.gsrdesigns.com/help/intro.swf](http://www.gsrdesigns.com/help/intro.swf) and click “history”
I’m loading the text in the scroller from an external text file - using the command:
loadVariablesNum("./text.txt",0);
I have a feeling that the 0 level is the problem, but i don’t know what to do - when I change it to 1, nothig shows up in either movie.
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2002, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-a-text-scroller/7120/2 "2002-10-24T05:53:10Z")
Try using loadVariables instead of loadVariablesNum.
Something like…
loadVariables(“yourfile.txt”, “\_root.TargetTextBox”);
Not sure if it will work… but it is worth a try.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-a-text-scroller/7120/3 "2002-10-24T14:37:29Z")
Yes it did! The text now shows up - but it doesn’t scroll. Any ideas why? Thanks for the help - this was def. a move in the right direction.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-a-text-scroller/7120/4 "2002-10-24T16:20:34Z")
Hmm, no clue why. What code are you using to scroll? Do you use the right instance names?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-a-text-scroller/7120/5 "2002-10-25T02:56:14Z")
ok - i figured it out - thanks for the help!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2002, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-a-text-scroller/7120/6 "2002-10-25T03:00:17Z")
I don’t know how you fixed it, but it is great you did 🙂