# Render HTML from Ext Txt File?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/render-html-from-ext-txt-file/67130>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 12, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/render-html-from-ext-txt-file/67130 "2004-10-12T22:00:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![RobRobin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@RobRobin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RobRobin)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/render-html-from-ext-txt-file/67130/1 "2004-10-12T22:00:31Z")

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Is it possible to render as HTML when loading in your text from an external source such as a .txt file? I can load the external file, but tags that I put in the file simply display the tags themselves, such as \<b\>, etc.

If so, how is this accomplished?

THX