# Path to TXT?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-txt/80284>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 21, 2005, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-txt/80284 "2005-02-21T04:35:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bigmasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Bigmasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bigmasher)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2005, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-txt/80284/1 "2005-02-21T04:35:13Z")

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Hey all. I am trying to create a new flasher that loads the news from an external .txt file. It seems very simple, but nowhere can I find how to path my news ticker to my external file. I am using one of the tutorials on [Kirupa.com](http://Kirupa.com).

Here’s the link: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/newsflasher.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/newsflasher.htm)

I am getting stuck near the end where it reads:

“-- **PATH TO TXT:** ‘set a path to your external TXT’”

Any help would be appreciated.