# External xml, textfields, & event listeners

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-xml-textfields-event-listeners/312295
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 29, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-xml-textfields-event-listeners/312295 "2010-07-29T23:13:16Z")
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### Author: ![turtlesworld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@turtlesworld](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/turtlesworld)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-xml-textfields-event-listeners/312295/1 "2010-07-29T23:13:16Z")

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Hi, I am having a problem with putting text from an external xml file into multiple textfields through out the movie. I believe the problem stems from the fact that not all the text fields are loaded. The movie stops intermittently and I want certain xml child to be shown, then later in the movie a different child. I keep on getting the Error #1009 and I am wondering what event listener I should use to solve this. I can trace out the data from the xml but when I put them into textfields not currently on the stage at that particular frame, I get the error. Thanks for any ideas.