# Format external text... display "005" instead of "5"

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/format-external-text-display-005-instead-of-5/150806>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 10, 2005, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/format-external-text-display-005-instead-of-5/150806 "2005-06-10T15:26:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![woodman650](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b9bd4f/32.png) [@woodman650](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/woodman650)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/format-external-text-display-005-instead-of-5/150806/1 "2005-06-10T15:26:32Z")

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Hey guys,  
I’m loading numbers from an external txt file which appear in my dynamic text field as “5” or “25” but I’d like to have a few "0"s in front there (so “0005” and “0025” for example). Could anyone tell me where I’d format this and how? thanks!!