# Loading external txt

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt/29374>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 26, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt/29374 "2003-08-26T03:16:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![bongbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@bongbox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bongbox)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt/29374/1 "2003-08-26T03:16:55Z")

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how do i load an external text and then with a preloader

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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 26, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt/29374/2 "2003-08-26T04:34:52Z")

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You want a preloader on external text? - little lost

Nice footer though, is the block part that changes the black to white a mask?

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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 26, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt/29374/3 "2003-08-26T04:54:26Z")

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nope i just put it on top

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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 26, 2003, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt/29374/4 "2003-08-26T04:56:55Z")

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can i put a preload when loading an external text

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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 26, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt/29374/5 "2003-08-26T04:57:06Z")

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Oh, okay.  
So, did you get your text loaded?

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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 26, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt/29374/6 "2003-08-26T05:11:19Z")

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no idea how

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txt/29374/7 "2003-08-26T05:17:03Z")

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how much external text are you loading in - because normally you wouldn’t need a preloader - you would never see the preloader.

As for just loading the text in, did you see the tutorial?  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic\_scroller.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic_scroller.htm)

I don’t know if it would work, but I know for jpegs and ext swf files, you just use the object and code from there like:

```auto

bytesLoaded=loadText.getBytesLoaded();
bytesTotal=loadText.getBytesTotal();
//etc..etc..

```

Hope that helps