# Problems with external Variables (txt)
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-external-variables-txt/56182
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 1, 2004, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-external-variables-txt/56182 "2004-07-01T09:47:11Z")
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### Author:  [@Alex\_4\_Cologne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex_4_Cologne)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2004, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-external-variables-txt/56182/1 "2004-07-01T09:47:11Z")
slideshow.fla (don’t care about the slideshow)
```auto
stop();
variables.loadVariables("variables.txt")
photo.loadMovie(variables.photo)
title = variables.title
headline = variables.headline
text.text = variables.text
video.label.text = variables.label
```
variables.txt
```auto
photo=andrea/01.jpg&title=MoNgOsTyLe
Model: Ferris
&headline=Krasse Frisur
&text=Erstmal wuscheln, dann headbangen, dann Bier, Gel, Haarspray und fertig.
&label=Vídeo
```
The variables.txt is loaded correctly due to dynamic text boxes (dtb) I created to check the variables in it. But I cannot work with them, The values are not taken by nothing ☹ Even “bla = variables.headline” does not work (checked by dtb).
Please don’t tell me about paths (eg no need for \_root) or “;”, it doesn’t matter. I also tried the .txt with UTF-8, ANSI and Unicode.
I use Flash MX. Thanks for help.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-external-variables-txt/56182/2 "2004-07-05T18:43:03Z")
See the fla