# Problem with loading external files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loading-external-files/57001>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 9, 2004, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loading-external-files/57001 "2004-07-09T14:04:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loading-external-files/57001/21 "2004-07-14T16:02:39Z")

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I have a problem 😊 The linkage buttons are within a movie clip. Must be why im getting error messages maybe?

Bleh. I’m so helpless at this :puzzle:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loading-external-files/57001/22 "2004-07-14T16:09:02Z")

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What do you mean? Why is that a problem and what does that have to do with the loading?

Be specific :P!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loading-external-files/57001/23 "2004-07-14T16:17:55Z")

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I put the loading code for a button, and when i click on the ‘check syntax’ button, it keeps coming up with this error:  
Symbol=buttonsXXX, Layer=xxxRollOver, Frame=18: Line 3: Statement must appear within on handler  
loadText = new loadVars();

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loading-external-files/57001/24 "2004-07-14T16:30:14Z")

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It says it must be on and on handler. If it’s a button you have to add an on (release) { type of thing for any button code ;).

```auto
on (release) {
    loadText = new loadVars();
}

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loading-external-files/57001/25 "2004-07-14T16:55:30Z")

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oh yeah, never realised. Thanks again Reefster! 😃 it all works now!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loading-external-files/57001/26 "2004-07-14T16:58:01Z")

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_Shoot Self_

Common sense man :P!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loading-external-files/57001/27 "2004-07-14T16:59:19Z")

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Lol! Ok I’ll remember that next time. 🙂

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