# How to load an external text file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-an-external-text-file/172829>\
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**Created:** [December 18, 2005, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-an-external-text-file/172829 "2005-12-18T15:17:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![shrav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@shrav](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shrav)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-an-external-text-file/172829/1 "2005-12-18T15:17:44Z")

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hello friends

was wondering if anybody knows how to load an external text file into flash… or even an image?

thanks in advance

$ :nat: