# New to action script

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**Created:** [February 12, 2009, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-action-script/281702 "2009-02-12T11:03:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![whitefairy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@whitefairy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/whitefairy)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2009, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-action-script/281702/1 "2009-02-12T11:03:17Z")

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hi ,

i am new to action script and had a task to complet e.

i am loading a text file from my local system and displaying it in flex in text area .  
The text file contains data like “1000”\011"finanacial" “1100”\011"reserved".

i have to remove 011 and get two strings separatley 1100 , reserved .

i am writing an mxml file with action script embedded.

can u please tell me how i can do the above using a actionscript.

thanks in advance .