# Loading txt files in as3

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-txt-files-in-as3/299882
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**Created:** [November 12, 2009, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-txt-files-in-as3/299882 "2009-11-12T05:56:04Z")
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### Author: ![steamin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/steamin/32/1291_2.png) [@steamin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steamin)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2009, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-txt-files-in-as3/299882/1 "2009-11-12T05:56:04Z")

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I’m having real trouble in as3.  
This used to be simple but…

I have a flash file with 5 dynamic text fields with instance names… textfield1, textfield2, textfield3, textfield4, textfield5

I really need to have one simple .txt file that someone who doesn’t know anything about html or xml can easily edit INCLUDING the addition of simple formatting like \<a href=""\>

In previous versions of AS it was as simple as referencing a txt file that included…

&textfield1=\<a href=“[http://yourdomain.com](http://yourdomain.com)”\>Hi there!\</a\>  
&textfield2=  
&textfield3=

and so on…

For the life of me I can’t find an easy way of doing this. Can anyone help?

Much appreciated!