# Extending dynamic textfield?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extending-dynamic-textfield/7936>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 10, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extending-dynamic-textfield/7936 "2002-11-10T20:05:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![oskar\_lissheim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/67e7ee/32.png) [@oskar\_lissheim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oskar_lissheim)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extending-dynamic-textfield/7936/1 "2002-11-10T20:05:24Z")

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hello,

I have a dynamic textfield which updates from a textfile. The textfile grows constantly so I want the textfield to grow accordingly without having to update the .swf.

I have added a component scrollbar to it, but since I don’t have any text in the box before I load it, the scrollbar is disabled. What can I do?

yours  
oskar

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**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:** [November 10, 2002, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extending-dynamic-textfield/7936/2 "2002-11-10T22:37:10Z")

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try making your own scrollbar, using textbox.scroll