# Loading external files

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-files/82245
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 7, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-files/82245 "2005-03-07T21:58:03Z")
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### Author: ![andreahalsey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@andreahalsey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andreahalsey)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-files/82245/1 "2005-03-07T21:58:03Z")

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How can I use LoadVars() to load variables from a txt file on the computer (not a server). Is it possible to do this at all in Flash? Actionscript Dictionary is very vague. Thanks!