# Scrollbar not working w/external text file in flash mx

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-not-working-w-external-text-file-in-flash-mx/127220
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**Created:** [November 1, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-not-working-w-external-text-file-in-flash-mx/127220 "2004-11-01T02:14:13Z")
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### Author: ![icebot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8491ac/32.png) [@icebot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icebot)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-not-working-w-external-text-file-in-flash-mx/127220/1 "2004-11-01T02:14:13Z")

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hi.

i have a dynamic text field which i need to load external text into (i.e., a text file w/"&numsections=", etc.) and when i pulled in the scrollbar component it won’t scroll, though the data is showing up. any ideas why this would be happening?