# Problem loading variable from external file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-loading-variable-from-external-file/93021>\
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**Created:** [October 24, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-loading-variable-from-external-file/93021 "2003-10-24T16:14:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![jagunco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jagunco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jagunco)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-loading-variable-from-external-file/93021/1 "2003-10-24T16:14:03Z")

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hi

i have this code:  
var loadText = new loadVars();  
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {  
if (success) {  
myVar = this.myVar;  
trace(myVar);  
loadMovie(myVar add “.swf”, \_root.container\_mc);  
} else {  
trace(“Error loading data”);  
}  
};  
loadText.load(“data.txt”);

to load an external variable to load one movie, on the data.txt I have myVar=video1

my problem is that he is not loading video1.swf to container mc, but the trace to the cvariable name is correct

can someone give me a clue?

thanks