# loadVariables using variable instead of url?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-using-variable-instead-of-url/34922
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 7, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-using-variable-instead-of-url/34922 "2003-11-07T22:11:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@warped](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warped)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-using-variable-instead-of-url/34922/1 "2003-11-07T22:11:04Z")
Just wondering if it was possible to set the url in a variable name in the event that you wanted different files loaded into the same text field, like:
url=‘myUrl.txt’;
loadVariables(myUrl,0);
Did a search for this information but came up with nothing.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-using-variable-instead-of-url/34922/2 "2003-11-07T23:09:40Z")
So you’re saying that you want the variables to load from a different file using the dynamic textboxes URL link and not actionscript? Well, I think that can be done using **asfunction**. Do a search on that, type in **loadVariablesNum using asfunction**. 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-using-variable-instead-of-url/34922/3 "2003-11-07T23:22:09Z")
What I want is to be able to load using LoadVariables, but instead of providing the exact url I want it to check a variable for the url, is that possible?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-using-variable-instead-of-url/34922/4 "2003-11-07T23:34:54Z")
Oh ok. So what you want to do is: Using ActionScript: Search for a Variable in the movie: That has the name of the URL: Take that name: And use that name to load. Here’s what you wanna do:[list=1]
[_]Make a variable called **URL**. Inside it, type in the url that links to the text file.
[_]Make another variable called **display**. Inside it will be what is loaded.
[_]Make a text document and put: **display=Hello**.
[_]For the actionscript, put in first frame:
```auto
loadVariablesNum(URL, 0);
```
[/list]
This code makes it get what the URL is from a variable. Then using that URL, it goes to the URL, reads what will be displayed in the **display** variable, and shows that text in flash!
- Hope I helped. 🥚
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-using-variable-instead-of-url/34922/5 "2003-11-07T23:51:22Z")
Actually, I think he wants to set up an input box so one can type in the url, then have LoadVariables pull in a text file and toss it into a dynamic text box. At least I think, I’m not sure. If so, yes you can, but your first post’s code is wrong:
```auto
url='myUrl.txt';
loadVariables(myUrl,0);
//should be
url='myUrl.txt';
loadVariables(url, 0);
```
But if that’s what you’re doing, I would do this:
```auto
url = 'myUrl.txt';
lv = new LoadVars();
lv.onLoad = function (success){
if (success){
textboxname.text = this.display;
}
}
lv.load(url);
```
Then, as Sharif said, make a text file that has this in it:
```php
display = all the stuff you want to have appear in the textbox
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-using-variable-instead-of-url/34922/6 "2003-11-08T00:35:55Z")
Awesome, loadVars fixed my problems - Thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-using-variable-instead-of-url/34922/7 "2003-11-08T00:45:46Z")
\*\*\*\* it thunder! This means war!
- BTW, My code did work fine, but I didn’t understand that he wanted me to type something in.