# External file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 30, 2003, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112 "2003-07-30T08:02:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![Neo\_Geo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Neo\_Geo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Neo_Geo)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/1 "2003-07-30T08:02:39Z")

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I’ve used this AS to load an external .txt file

[AS]  
loadText = new loadVars();  
loadText.load(“company.txt”);  
// creating the loadVarsText function  
loadText.onLoad = function() {  
textField.text = this.companytxt;  
};  
[/AS]

it works fine when the company.txt file is in the same folder as my swf file. (in my computer)  
the problem arise when i upload both of this files into my website.  
flash does not display the data in company.txt file.  
why it does not work?

how can i modify the AS? I:-)

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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:** [July 30, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/2 "2003-07-30T08:13:00Z")

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[AS]var loadText = new loadVars();  
loadText.load(“company.txt”);  
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {  
if (success) {  
textField.text = this.companytxt;  
} else {  
textField.text = “Error loading data”;  
}  
};[/AS]Should work :-\

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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:** [July 30, 2003, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/3 "2003-07-30T08:29:35Z")

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still wont work

here is the link when i upload it  
[http://www.mcb-e.netfirms.com/testload.html](http://www.mcb-e.netfirms.com/testload.html)

and this is the file

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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:** [July 30, 2003, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/4 "2003-07-30T08:37:35Z")

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I cant see anything wrong.  
Try replacing the content of your txt file for:

companytxt=test test test&

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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:** [July 30, 2003, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/5 "2003-07-30T08:48:56Z")

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nothing happen claudio

i’ve changed it  
i still didn’t get whats wrong

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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:** [July 30, 2003, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/6 "2003-07-30T08:52:53Z")

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Well than i dont know whats wrong. It works for me.  
:-\

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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:** [July 30, 2003, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/7 "2003-07-30T09:09:32Z")

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it work for you when you open it on your computer?  
or when you upload it?

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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:** [July 30, 2003, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/8 "2003-07-30T09:10:29Z")

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It works both ways.

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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:** [July 30, 2003, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/9 "2003-07-30T09:17:34Z")

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can i have a look at your website where you upload it

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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:** [July 30, 2003, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/10 "2003-07-30T09:20:34Z")

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Sure  
[here](http://www.geocities.com/claudiodj/test.html)

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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:** [July 30, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/11 "2003-07-30T23:48:29Z")

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I know this might be an outdated thread, but I was wondering if Neo-Geo figured out what was wrong? I’m doing something similar - using a txt file for content inside my swf.

It got me all worried reading this post so I checked out my files and they worked ok. If you’re interested reply here. 🙂

mjrchaos

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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:** [July 31, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/12 "2003-07-31T03:49:02Z")

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i’ve got the problem mjrchaous, netfirms does not allow you to do that. (i dont know why)  
i try with other web host, and it works fine

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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:** [July 31, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-file/27112/13 "2003-07-31T04:07:26Z")

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:snug:

Sux about the poor web host. Great to hear that you figured out the problem though.

c ya around,  
mjrchaos