# Loading a Text box from a different movie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-text-box-from-a-different-movie/14259>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 24, 2003, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-text-box-from-a-different-movie/14259 "2003-02-24T09:56:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![diggidydaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5daacb/32.png) [@diggidydaz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/diggidydaz)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-text-box-from-a-different-movie/14259/1 "2003-02-24T09:56:28Z")

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When I have my text box set up within its own movie, it reads from a .txt file and works fine.

The problem is, I am loading the movie with the .txt file from another movie.

Base Movie \>\>loads \>\>.TXT Movie  
but the text wont show, but the other items in that movie will.

If someone can help me out, it would be great!

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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:** [February 24, 2003, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-text-box-from-a-different-movie/14259/2 "2003-02-24T10:08:45Z")

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Howdy…

That’d be either the font problem or the path problem…

If it is the font problem, embed the same font with the same linkage name into the library of your base movie… and test your movie to see if it does the trick…

If it is the path problem, you probably have \_root.blahblah in your external movie file which needs to be changed to something like \_level0.blahblah… If it is the path problem and you cannot fix it, please upload/post your code so that other people can help you… =)

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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:** [March 3, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-text-box-from-a-different-movie/14259/3 "2003-03-03T19:15:17Z")

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This is a piece of my movie. This should load a movie holding a movie clip containing: A scrollable text field that reads from a .txt file.

When I export the file, only the scroll bars show up, but the text area does not. Can anyone help me with it?

[www.thepraktis.com/daryl/base.fla](http://www.thepraktis.com/daryl/base.fla) \<\< This movie loads the next movie

[www.thepraktis.com/daryl/home.fla](http://www.thepraktis.com/daryl/home.fla) \<\< This movie is loaded by base.swf and loads textbox.swf

[www.thepraktis.com/daryl/textbox.fla](http://www.thepraktis.com/daryl/textbox.fla) \<\< This is the movie that doesnt show up correctly

Any help with this would be great