OMG AHHHH! load Variables - Need HELP BAD!

programming flash
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NEED HELP ASAP, like by tomorrow morning! durrrr.
Yeah so like, this sux… I need to load a variable from a text file, search an array for the loaded variable, and output the result! EASY, so what’s UP?.. check it out:

_global.activeCity;
///////////////////////////
// Array serch function: //
///////////////////////////
Array.prototype.find = function(foundFuncOrSearch, notFoundReturnVal) {
    if (typeof (foundFuncOrSearch) == "function") {
        for (var i = 0; i<this.length; i++) {
            if (foundFuncOrSearch(this*)) {
                return this*;
            }
        }
        return notFoundReturnVal;
    } else {
        for (var i = 0; i<this.length; i++) {
            if (foundFuncOrSearch == this*) {
                return this*;
            }
        }
        return notFoundReturnVal;
    }
};
/////////////////load the vars
// city.txt is as follows:  activeCity=Auckland
/////////////////////////////////////////
//this does not work for the array? WHY NOT!!!!!!!!
this.createEmptyMovieClip("loadTarget_mc", 0);
loadVariables("city.txt", this.loadTarget_mc);
this.loadTarget_mc.onData = function() {
    trace("Data Loaded");
    trace("activeCity = "+_root.loadTarget_mc.activeCity+" <----- Right Durrr ");
// works for a text box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    shout.htmlText = _root.loadTarget_mc.activeCity

};
//this works?!!???
activeCity = "Wellington"
////////////////////
// NZ City Array: //
////////////////////
var cityArray:Array = new Array();
cityArray.push({city:"Dunedin", horz:"230", vert:"50"});
cityArray.push({city:"Christchurch", horz:"180", vert:"50"});
cityArray.push({city:"Wellington", horz:"550", vert:"550"});
cityArray.push({city:"Auckland", horz:"550", vert:"450"});
cityArray.push({city:"Nelson", horz:"550", vert:"350"});
cityArray.push({city:"New Plymouth", horz:"350", vert:"450"});
cityArray.push({city:"Trarnaki", horz:"450", vert:"550"});
cityArray.push({city:"Rotarua", horz:"450", vert:"350"});
/////////////////
// Read Array: //
/////////////////
var i:Number;
for (i=0; i<cityArray.length; i++) {
    // city: Dunedin, Chistchurch, wellington
    trace("city = "+cityArray*.city);
    trace("hroz = "+cityArray*.horz);
    trace("vert = "+cityArray*.vert);
}
///////////////////
// search array: //
///////////////////
//search
_global.search = function() {
    erg = cityArray.find(function (comp) {
        return comp.city == activeCity;
    });
    //return
    trace("found: "+erg.city);
    trace("horz = "+erg.horz+" vert = "+erg.vert);
    //cheers!
    horz = erg.horz;
    vert = erg.vert;
    shout.htmlText = "good job "+activeCity;
    /////////////////////////
    trace("****finished search****");
};

/////////////////////
// button actions: //
/////////////////////
//go!
btn_01.onRelease = function() {
    activeCity = "Wellington";
    _global.search();
};
btn_02.onRelease = function() {
    activeCity = "Auckland";
    _global.search();
};
btn_03.onRelease = function() {
    /////////////////load the vars:
    loadVariables("city.txt", 0);
    trace("activeCity = "+activeCity);
};
////////////////////
////////////////////
    _global.search();
//I'm a moron

FLA file located here:http://gomi.co.nz/rar/moveit3.fla

Cheers to anybody who can shed some light!

thanks