# \[FMX\] External Text File problems

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-external-text-file-problems/122163
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 10, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-external-text-file-problems/122163 "2004-09-10T20:25:45Z")
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### Author: ![beneath\_the\_sky](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/beneath_the_sky/32/506_2.png) [@beneath\_the\_sky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beneath_the_sky)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-external-text-file-problems/122163/1 "2004-09-10T20:25:45Z")

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I’m sure this is an easy fix but for some reason I cannot get the text field to accept HTML coding when I’m loading the text in. I have the Render Text as HTML (\<\>) button checked but still nothing happens. Here’s the code I’m using:

```auto
var externalData:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
externalData.onLoad = function() {
	news_txt.text = externalData.newsText;
}
externalData.load("News_Text.txt");

```

I’m thinking I need to add something similar to this??:

```auto
news_txt.html = true;
news_txt.htmlText = newsText;

```

Any help would be greatly appreciated.