# \[MX04\] AS1.0 - Hiding the scrollbar untill needed

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-as1-0-hiding-the-scrollbar-untill-needed/59465>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 31, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-as1-0-hiding-the-scrollbar-untill-needed/59465 "2004-07-31T20:50:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![poperszky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@poperszky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/poperszky)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-as1-0-hiding-the-scrollbar-untill-needed/59465/1 "2004-07-31T20:50:54Z")

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Hi,  
I have a dynamic text field that loads text from an external .txt file. I have attached the scrollbar component to that text field. Is there a way to hide the scrollbar untill the text is overflowing and the scrollbar is needed?

This is a Flash UI Component Set 2 scrollbar and I am exporting in AS1.0.

Thanks in advance.  
Mike

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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 1, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-as1-0-hiding-the-scrollbar-untill-needed/59465/2 "2004-08-01T14:39:06Z")

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Am I asking the wrong kind of question? Or, is this not possible? Anyone?

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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 1, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-as1-0-hiding-the-scrollbar-untill-needed/59465/3 "2004-08-01T14:53:42Z")

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scrollbar.\_visible = (textfield.maxscroll \> 1)

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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 1, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-as1-0-hiding-the-scrollbar-untill-needed/59465/4 "2004-08-01T19:13:13Z")

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You da man senocular. I appreciate your help! 🙂