# Loading text with progress

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-text-with-progress/233586>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 25, 2007, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-text-with-progress/233586 "2007-07-25T07:43:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![spamzzzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@spamzzzzz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spamzzzzz)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-text-with-progress/233586/1 "2007-07-25T07:43:01Z")

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when i simulate download  
this code will not work it just gives 100% when its compleate  
any idea how to load text with progress

```auto
var loader = new URLLoader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("sometext.txt"));
loader.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
function progressHandler(event:ProgressEvent):void {
txt.text = (event.bytesLoaded / event.bytesTotal)*100+"%"
}

```