# HTML in loading dynamic text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-loading-dynamic-text/64609>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 17, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-loading-dynamic-text/64609 "2004-09-17T22:29:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Skwerlz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Skwerlz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skwerlz)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-loading-dynamic-text/64609/1 "2004-09-17T22:29:25Z")

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I have seen html loaded in other dynamic text loaders, but I need the look your tutorial has. How would I go about adjusting you tuorial DTL to accepting an HTML formated text file?

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**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 18, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-loading-dynamic-text/64609/2 "2004-09-18T00:01:53Z")

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what tutorial are you talking about specifically?

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**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 18, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-loading-dynamic-text/64609/3 "2004-09-18T00:44:54Z")

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Here’s the tutorial I’m talking about.  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic\_scroller.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic_scroller.htm)

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**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 18, 2004, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-loading-dynamic-text/64609/4 "2004-09-18T00:47:25Z")

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```auto

dynamicText_InstanceName.html = true;

```

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**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 18, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-loading-dynamic-text/64609/5 "2004-09-18T02:43:55Z")

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Hate to be a pain, but I’m pretty good with flash contruction, I lack heavily on action script. Below is the full action script, where, and how would I insert that line of code?  
Thanks for the help, it’s very much appreciated,  
Skwerlz

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loadText = new loadVars();

loadText.load(“shows.txt”);  
//creating the loadVarsText function  
loadText.onLoad = function() {  
scroller.text = this.anewseventstext;

};

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**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 18, 2004, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-loading-dynamic-text/64609/6 "2004-09-18T03:37:46Z")

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loadText = new loadVars();

loadText.load("shows.txt");
//creating the loadVarsText function
loadText.onLoad = function() {
scroller.text = this.anewseventstext;
scroller.html = true;
};

```

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**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 18, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-loading-dynamic-text/64609/7 "2004-09-18T17:57:09Z")

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Doesn’t seem to work, am I missing something in the flash setup of the text file maybey? I have it rendering text as html, but still nothing.

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**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 18, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-loading-dynamic-text/64609/8 "2004-09-18T21:05:23Z")

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loadVarsText = new loadVars();
loadVarsText.load("shows.txt");
// creating the loadVarsText function
loadVarsText.onLoad = function() {
	scroller.text = this.anewseventstext;
	scroller.html = true;
	scroller.htmlText = this.anewseventstext;
};
 

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This is the code I use… try this… just put it in a frame on the timeline.

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**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 18, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-loading-dynamic-text/64609/9 "2004-09-18T22:30:19Z")

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Thanksa bunch, You guys rock!
