# External swf not displaying xml-data

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-not-displaying-xml-data/244113
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**Created:** [November 14, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-not-displaying-xml-data/244113 "2007-11-14T12:20:01Z")
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### Author: ![localZero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/localzero/32/3741_2.png) [@localZero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/localZero)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-not-displaying-xml-data/244113/1 "2007-11-14T12:20:01Z")

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hiya!

So basically I have a main movie and I want to load an external .swf to container\_mc. The external .swf is loading images and text from xml file, but I can’t seem to get it to display text, images work just fine.

The external swf is a modification of this [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/../developer/mx2004/xml_flash_photogallery.htm)