# External .txt-file into TextArea Component?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-txt-file-into-textarea-component/104259>\
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**Created:** [March 14, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-txt-file-into-textarea-component/104259 "2004-03-14T03:04:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Danneman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@Danneman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Danneman)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-txt-file-into-textarea-component/104259/1 "2004-03-14T03:04:48Z")

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Is it possible to load an external textfile into the new TextArea component? I mean like you do when loading text into dynamic textboxes.

Ive tried putting the path into TextArea Component -\> Parameters -\> text, but it just displayes the path as a text-string.

I would use the ordinary textboxes, but since the scroller aint in any longer…