# How to load external data to a variable?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-external-data-to-a-variable/260964>\
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**Created:** [May 21, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-external-data-to-a-variable/260964 "2008-05-21T14:47:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![samifox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@samifox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samifox)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-external-data-to-a-variable/260964/1 "2008-05-21T14:47:23Z")

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hi,  
im trying to assign external data to a variable,  
var str:String = loadVariables(“text.txt”,\_root.descPane);  
why it wont work?

Tx  
S

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**Author:** ![randomagain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-external-data-to-a-variable/260964/2 "2008-05-21T15:44:25Z")

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becuase stupid 😛

use xml, there are tutorials for xml all over the place, its brilliant!

> load xml code  
> check its loaded  
> variable = this.firstChild.childNodes[0]  
> that variable = this.firstChild.childNodes[1]

bang!