# Hide/view scrollbar in flash mx **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 14, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-view-scrollbar-in-flash-mx/64246 "2004-09-14T15:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nickyboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@nickyboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nickyboy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-view-scrollbar-in-flash-mx/64246/1 "2004-09-14T15:23:26Z")
i have read the tutorial on hide/view scrollbar but i want to make it work when reading from an external file dose any one know how to do this in flash mx ---
**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:** [September 14, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-view-scrollbar-in-flash-mx/64246/2 "2004-09-14T15:25:04Z")
help me ---
**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:** [September 14, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-view-scrollbar-in-flash-mx/64246/3 "2004-09-14T16:03:29Z")
it should work just the same. load the file you’ve read into the text box that the scroll bar is assigned to it will work the same 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 14, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-view-scrollbar-in-flash-mx/64246/4 "2004-09-14T16:18:50Z")
actually… what tutorials are you on about?