# Input box

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-box/120863
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 28, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-box/120863 "2004-08-28T01:40:32Z")
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### Author: ![pickkill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pickkill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pickkill)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-box/120863/1 "2004-08-28T01:40:32Z")

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on(release) {  
loadText = new loadVars();  
loadText.load(“mailing.txt”);  
//creating the loadVarsText function  
loadText.onLoad = function() {  
mailing.text = this.input;  
}  
};

just wondering what is wrong with this. i am trying to have it so that when you click this button. (submit) it will load the text that is in mailing.txt and desplay it in the input box. any suggestions. i cant get it to work. thanks for your help