# External text file problems

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-file-problems/274179
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 26, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-file-problems/274179 "2008-10-26T17:25:19Z")
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### Author: ![celicasaur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@celicasaur](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/celicasaur)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-file-problems/274179/1 "2008-10-26T17:25:19Z")

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I’m trying to make a simple link to an external text file for practice purposes. The “external.txt” file is saved in the same folder as my fla file. Here’s my code:

```auto

var external_txt:TextField = new TextField();
var externalReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("external.txt");
var externalLoad:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
 
externalLoad.Load(externalReq);
externalLoad.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, textReady);
 
external_txt.x = 100;
external_txt.y = 100;
external_txt.border = true;
external_txt.width = 150;
external_txt.height = 250;
external_txt.wordWrap = true;
 
addChild(external_txt);
 
function textReady(event:Event):void
{
 external_txt.text = event.target.data;
}

```

Looks fine to me, but I keep getting the following error:  
_1061: Call to a possibly undefined method Load through a reference with static type flash net_

It points me towards the **externalLoad.Load(externalReq);** line, but I can’t see where I’ve gone wrong…can anybody help?