# Problem with plus signs (+) in external text file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-plus-signs-in-external-text-file/110094>\
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**Created:** [May 12, 2004, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-plus-signs-in-external-text-file/110094 "2004-05-12T13:10:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rach73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rach73](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rach73)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2004, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-plus-signs-in-external-text-file/110094/1 "2004-05-12T13:10:31Z")

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I’m loading an external text file into my flash movie using the following code:

myData = new LoadVars();  
myData.onLoad = function(){  
TextAccommodation.htmlText = this.accommodation.split("\r").join("");  
};  
myData.load(“text.txt”);

stop();

and it all works fine apart from it doesn’t display plus signs in the final SWF file (+). I’ve tried changing the external text file to use the HTML code for plus (+) but Flash doesn’t like that at all! Does anyone have any idea how I can make the plus signs display?

Thanks in advance.