# Loading external text files?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text-files/2350>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 18, 2002, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text-files/2350 "2002-04-18T19:05:19Z")\
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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:** [April 18, 2002, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text-files/2350/1 "2002-04-18T19:05:19Z")

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How would I go about setting up a movie to load a text file (into a field?). I’m in a band and want to have updatable news and gig info without having to constantly update the .swf

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        Thanks,
           Chris
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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:** [April 18, 2002, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text-files/2350/2 "2002-04-18T19:54:32Z")

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Here’s a couple tutorials:

[www.flashkit.com/tutorial…rick\_-532/](http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Interactivity/Creating-Patrick_-532/)

[www.flashkit.com/tutorial…ndex.shtml](http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Interactivity/Actionsc-Patrick_-640/index.shtml)