# Help with dynamic text box

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-text-box/183932>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 31, 2006, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-text-box/183932 "2006-03-31T10:49:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@sang](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sang)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-text-box/183932/1 "2006-03-31T10:49:14Z")

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Hi i want to make a new page where the text can be edited from an external source, so ive used the dynamic text box and notepad method.

But i want a the news text to change each time the corresponding button is clicked upon. ive found tutorials but they wont work on my flash, im usign mx 2004.

heres an image to explain what i mean:  
 ![](http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/535/kirupa4tx.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Pascal\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@Pascal\_S](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pascal_S)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-text-box/183932/2 "2006-03-31T10:55:52Z")

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maybe an external xml would be a cleaner solution?

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**Author:** ![sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@sang](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sang)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-text-box/183932/3 "2006-03-31T11:27:37Z")

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thanks for your reply, could you advise me on how to go about using xml for this?

cheers

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**Author:** ![Pascal\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@Pascal\_S](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pascal_S)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-text-box/183932/4 "2006-03-31T11:31:51Z")

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[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/xmldataflash.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/xmldataflash.htm)

[http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/index.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/index.htm)

this should get you started

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**Author:** ![sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@sang](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sang)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-text-box/183932/5 "2006-04-04T13:09:34Z")

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hey if you go to this website [link](http://www.live-base.co.uk/main.htm) … when you click on read interview, a window pops up, and ou can drag, scroll etc, can someone help me do this… not sure how to go about it…

thanks

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**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-text-box/183932/6 "2006-04-04T13:11:15Z")

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read my sig:)