# Loading External .txt files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt-files/32712>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 10, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt-files/32712 "2003-10-10T05:11:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gheckman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@gheckman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gheckman)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt-files/32712/1 "2003-10-10T05:11:42Z")

</div>

I can’t seem to figure out how to load an external .txt file into my movie. I can get it to work onPress, but not for a frame script.

Anyone got a quick script to display an external .txt in a dynamic text box in flash?

Thanks.