# Problem with combobox

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-combobox/166166>\
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**Created:** [October 17, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-combobox/166166 "2005-10-17T19:14:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-combobox/166166/1 "2005-10-17T19:14:54Z")

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how to add items from external file to flash component combobox? Any ideas?

here’s the current code:  
[AS]  
//cars is the combobox instance  
//car1 is the variable from replaycars.php file and it equals to KIT  
\_root.loadVariables(“replaycars.php”);  
cars.addItem(car1);  
cars.addItem({data:2, label:“second value”});  
cars.addItem({data:3, label:“third value”});  
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