# Loading external text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 30, 2004, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685 "2004-08-30T16:16:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![Raph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Raph](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Raph)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/1 "2004-08-30T16:16:18Z")

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I’m trying to load text1.txt in my dynamic text box Scrolltext, but it won’t work. I have tried several tuts on several sites, but none of these work. Here is my script:

```auto

loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load("TEXT2.txt");
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {}
	if (success) {
			// trace(success);
			scrolltext.html = true;
			 scrolltext.htmlText = this.myNews;
	}

```

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/2 "2004-08-30T16:31:01Z")

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Make sure all your names match up. For example, you mention your textbox is called Scrolltext but you have it as scrolltext in the code. Also you say you are trying to load text1.txt but in your code you have TEXT2.txt. I do believe that Flash is picky about capitals and such so make sure all your t’s are crossed and your i’s dotted. If you are still having problems post again.

Oh and one more thing to check. In your text file make sure it starts with myNews=whatever your text is - with no spaces before or after the equal sign.

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/3 "2004-08-30T16:48:06Z")

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```auto
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {}
if (success) {
// trace(success);
scrolltext.html = true;
 scrolltext.htmlText = this.myNews;
}

```

you see the line that says:  
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {}  
you need to take that last character off, so that it only reads:  
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {  
and then, to the very end of that piece of code, add another  
}  
so that you get:

```auto
loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load("TEXT2.txt");
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {
   if (success) {
      // trace(success);
      scrolltext.html = true;
      scrolltext.htmlText = this.myNews;
   }
}

```

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/4 "2004-08-30T16:49:38Z")

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oh yeah . . . that too!

Nice catch cyberathlete!

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/5 "2004-08-30T17:47:59Z")

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Thanx for the replys, but there is still nog solution.

All the names match up, and the updated code from cyberathlete work neither.

More sugestions?

EDIT:  
I have done the code inside a frame. Everytime i test the movie, flash shows the warning:  
The identifier ‘loadVars’ will not resolve to built-in object ‘LoadVars’ at runtime.  
loadText = new loadVars();

But i don’t really understand what it means (I’m dutch 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:** [August 30, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/6 "2004-08-30T17:51:15Z")

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post your fla and the txt file

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/7 "2004-08-30T18:13:24Z")

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[http://www.blueboat.biz/help/main\_content.fla](http://www.blueboat.biz/help/main_content.fla)

and

[http://www.blueboat.biz/help/TEXT2.txt](http://www.blueboat.biz/help/TEXT2.txt)

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/8 "2004-08-30T18:16:15Z")

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Yo if you are going to post in the MX thread then post files that are MX format. Otherwise post in the MX2004 thread. Please. Thank 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:** [August 30, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/9 "2004-08-30T18:17:24Z")

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> [@lunatic](#):
>
> oh yeah . . . that too!
> 
> Nice catch cyberathlete!

😃 danke schön 😃

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/10 "2004-08-30T18:20:54Z")

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[whoa!! it does exist](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=35) Nice catch lunatic!

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/11 "2004-08-30T18:22:48Z")

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lol, do you mean people actually don’t see that?

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/12 "2004-08-30T18:24:35Z")

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Use **L** oadVars

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/13 "2004-08-30T18:41:51Z")

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And how would my actionscript would look like then?:beam:

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/14 "2004-08-30T18:46:47Z")

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Exactly what you have, but using the capital L for LoadVars.

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/15 "2004-08-30T18:48:20Z")

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Thanx, that was the solution.

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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:** [August 30, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text/62685/16 "2004-08-30T18:50:20Z")

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Welcome