# Passing xml loaded text to external swfs dynamic textfield

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**Created:** [February 22, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-xml-loaded-text-to-external-swfs-dynamic-textfield/216962 "2007-02-22T00:19:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![dualaud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@dualaud](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dualaud)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-xml-loaded-text-to-external-swfs-dynamic-textfield/216962/1 "2007-02-22T00:19:54Z")

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i’m pulling my hair over this.  
i have sucessfully (verified) loaded an xml file  
and can trace the data i’d like to pass.

i am loading the external swf into an empty mc called X.  
in the external swf i am loading is a mc and in there is a dynamic textfield.

i give the content of the xml to the path to the dynamic textfield and nothing happens. trying to pass the variable with:  
target.text = content;

i listed the variables and objects in the test movie debug option (command+enter) and i can see the dynamic text box variable.  
then i took copied the path from the output window to my actionscript, replaced \_level0  
with \_root but still to no avail.

what am i doing wrong?  
do i have to publish the swf being loaded in a certain way?  
why am i able to look at the variables in the debug list variables and objects option, but not in the actionscript? :look:

thanks for your help,  
cheers,  
dual