# Random external text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-external-text/179619>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 21, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-external-text/179619 "2006-02-21T20:50:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcclept](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@mcclept](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mcclept)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-external-text/179619/1 "2006-02-21T20:50:08Z")

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this  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/multiple\_dynamictext.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/multiple_dynamictext.htm)  
or this  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/random\_quotes.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/random_quotes.htm)  
is close to what I want but Text editors suck. I lose all my formatting (quotations, apostrophes etc.)  
what I am trying to do at [http://www.mcclept.com](http://www.mcclept.com) have a text field that brings in my poems/sayings when you click a button. There are problems with the above mentioned puncuation and I can’t get a scroll bar to work for longer stories.  
I was hoping that I could have a folder on my server and just call to files randomly. I don’t really want to copy and paste all of them into a single .txt. (like the quote tutorial) nor do I want to set up a button for each .txt file. iknow there is an easier way.  
thanks