# External swf not loading text

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-not-loading-text/31518
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**Created:** [September 23, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-not-loading-text/31518 "2003-09-23T21:07:25Z")
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### Author: ![davg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@davg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/davg)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-not-loading-text/31518/1 "2003-09-23T21:07:25Z")

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hello all at Kirupa (love the site)

got a simple question, pls forgive im kind new.

i have a main movie that loads an external swf file on to the stage.

the external swf file conatains a dynamic text feild that loads an external text file.

when the swf (textbox) is loaded in to main movie i can see the outline of the text and the scroller but no text.

do i need to list the text in the main movie

it works when i do not externaly load the text into swf (textbox) but that is not what i want

any help would be cool

Dg