# Problem with "if" action and external .txt file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-if-action-and-external-txt-file/202945>\
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**Created:** [October 6, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-if-action-and-external-txt-file/202945 "2006-10-06T00:41:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-if-action-and-external-txt-file/202945/1 "2006-10-06T00:41:53Z")

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any idea why this doesn’t work?  
It doesn’t trace yee.  
.txt file looks like this:  
esimene\_vastus=c

```
ActionScript Code:
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] loader:[COLOR=#0000FF]LoadVars[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]LoadVars[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

```

loader.[COLOR=#0000FF]onLoad[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#0000FF]Void[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“the file failed to load”[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]loader.[COLOR=#000080]esimene\_vastus[/COLOR] == [COLOR=#FF0000]“c”[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

loader.[COLOR=#0000FF]load[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]