# Input fields, dissapears when externally loaded

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-fields-dissapears-when-externally-loaded/64345>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 15, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-fields-dissapears-when-externally-loaded/64345 "2004-09-15T11:44:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Voursez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@Voursez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Voursez)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-fields-dissapears-when-externally-loaded/64345/1 "2004-09-15T11:44:33Z")

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Hi, i have a fun problem. I made my movie, contact.swf, where ive added some Input Fields. Then i load it into menu.swf, but there your not able to write in the input fields. Take a look at it please, i really need help.

[http://voursez.net/new/contact.fla](http://voursez.net/new/contact.fla)  
[http://voursez.net/new/menu.fla](http://voursez.net/new/menu.fla)

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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 15, 2004, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-fields-dissapears-when-externally-loaded/64345/2 "2004-09-15T13:10:19Z")

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> [@Voursez](#):
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> Hi, i have a fun problem. I made my movie, contact.swf, where ive added some Input Fields. Then i load it into menu.swf, but there your not able to write in the input fields. Take a look at it please, i really need help.
> 
> [http://voursez.net/new/contact.fla](http://voursez.net/new/contact.fla)  
> [http://voursez.net/new/menu.fla](http://voursez.net/new/menu.fla)

Hi

In the files u gave what i found is  
loader.loadMovie(“gallery.swf”);

Is the naming problem:  
loader.loadMovie(“contact.swf”); sure:

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aShIsH

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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 15, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-fields-dissapears-when-externally-loaded/64345/3 "2004-09-15T13:34:46Z")

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Thanks for trying, but taht didnt help. It is supposed to load the Gallery first, and then when you press the contact button, its going to contact. If you have problems finding the code on the buttons, they are in the menu symbol, on the “hitboxes”

Btw, you can maybe see the problem better on [http://voursez.net/new/menu.html](http://voursez.net/new/menu.html). Go to contact, and try writing in the input fields.

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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 15, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-fields-dissapears-when-externally-loaded/64345/4 "2004-09-15T16:15:47Z")

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I really need help, you know 😛

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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 15, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-fields-dissapears-when-externally-loaded/64345/5 "2004-09-15T20:59:39Z")

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dynamic text fields/input fields do NOT appear when masked  
unMask you mask  
select the mask square  
make it into a movieClip  
give it an instance name of "maskMC"  
add a layer above your old mask layer and insert a keyFrame (on frame 2)  
add this code:  
this.setMask(maskMC);  
remove the keyFrame on the last frame of old mask layer "mask"  
should be good

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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 16, 2004, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-fields-dissapears-when-externally-loaded/64345/6 "2004-09-16T12:06:52Z")

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Thank you very much. I didnt know that about masks, but thats why your here, to tell me that stuff :beam: