# \[FMX\] variables from a TxT Files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 1, 2003, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759 "2003-05-01T07:56:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![andr\_in](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/andr_in/32/37_2.png) [@andr\_in](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andr_in)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759/1 "2003-05-01T07:56:54Z")

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This is really bugging me! Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t!  
The external TxT file is loaded into \_root!  
In the text file I have these variables:  
&ro1=122  
&ro2=112  
They work fine but when I want to divide ro1 by ro2 it returns NaN! wtf?  
It was workin’ a minute ago! I’ve been messin’ if it for days now!  
helllp!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759/2 "2003-05-01T08:21:47Z")

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What if you do:

```auto

myNumber = Number(ro1)/Number(ro2);

```

?? 'cause I guess that ro1 and ro2 are string variables.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759/3 "2003-05-01T08:50:41Z")

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nope… I even tried int()… still now workin’

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759/4 "2003-05-01T09:06:43Z")

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change your txt file to:  
&ro1=122&ro2=112

instead of:  
&ro1=122  
&ro2=112

don’t ask… 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759/5 "2003-05-01T09:19:39Z")

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wait… i think i got it. 😛

if i’m correct, technically ro1 is equal to "122  
". =)

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759/6 "2003-05-01T09:36:16Z")

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Well, I guess that makes sense. Cheers 🙂

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759/7 "2003-05-01T09:40:52Z")

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yup… =)

and actually, i think it’s "122  
" since flash takes both carriage return (\r) and new line (  
) when importing from a txt file. 😛

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759/8 "2003-05-01T10:33:48Z")

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ehhhhhh! wtf?  
I tried it that way then I thought" It works… to make it look better I’ll try putting them in seperate lines" Then it worked again so I thought it doesn’t make a difference if they are

ro1  
ro2

or

ro1ro2

now I try it doesn’t work! I change it back again it works…  
heh thx! Now I can go on creating my little poll!

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759/9 "2003-05-01T19:21:33Z")

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😛

no problem, syko. :beam:

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**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-variables-from-a-txt-files/19759/10 "2003-05-02T00:34:56Z")

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yea this happens to me too…with the external text loading, sometimes it shows sometimes it doesnt