# Foreign Characters

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/foreign-characters/24031>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 25, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/foreign-characters/24031 "2003-06-25T13:51:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![QBA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e0b2c6/32.png) [@QBA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/QBA)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/foreign-characters/24031/1 "2003-06-25T13:51:48Z")

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Hi

I have a flash file that is loading variables from an external .txt document into a Dynamic text field.

I’m having problems getting the Dynamic text field to display foreign characters. The characters displays fine on the text document but once they upload into flash they don’t display properly or don’t display at all.

In my dynamic text field I’m using Arial witch I know is capable to display all the foreign characters from the txt file. I tried using html font tags on the text file so it will be force to display Arial once loaded into Flash and didn’t help either.

Any ideas what can I do to have the foreign characters display properly once being loaded into Flash MX?

Thanks

Alex

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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:** [June 25, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/foreign-characters/24031/2 "2003-06-25T14:09:05Z")

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Run a search here, this question has already been answered.  
🙂

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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:** [June 25, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/foreign-characters/24031/3 "2003-06-25T14:54:57Z")

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thanks Claudio how do I run the search? go to the search field and just type the name of the problem I have just like on google?

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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:** [June 25, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/foreign-characters/24031/4 "2003-06-25T14:59:25Z")

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Try using this:  
system.useCodepage = true;

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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:** [June 25, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/foreign-characters/24031/5 "2003-06-25T15:41:27Z")

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I did already and it works thanks claudio 🙂

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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:** [June 25, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/foreign-characters/24031/6 "2003-06-25T15:43:01Z")

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You’re welcome man 🙂