# Scrollbars In Dynamic Text boxes
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbars-in-dynamic-text-boxes/22618
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 6, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbars-in-dynamic-text-boxes/22618 "2003-06-06T06:58:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@spike](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spike)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbars-in-dynamic-text-boxes/22618/1 "2003-06-06T06:58:59Z")
How do i make my scroll bar work in a dynamic text box. Everything but it works, and its p\*ssing me off!!
thanx for ne and everyones help!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbars-in-dynamic-text-boxes/22618/2 "2003-06-06T07:08:43Z")
Maybe this tutorial will help.
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic\_scroller.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic_scroller.htm)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2003, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbars-in-dynamic-text-boxes/22618/3 "2003-06-06T09:46:23Z")
Whatever you do, don’t forget that dynamic text boxes need an instance name. That cost me a couple of hours…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbars-in-dynamic-text-boxes/22618/4 "2003-06-09T16:53:57Z")
> \*Originally posted by electrongeek \*
> \*\*Maybe this tutorial will help.
[kirupa.com - Scrolling Dynamically Loaded Text](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic_scroller.htm) \*\*
Thanks for the help. I cant get it to work tho! Oh well I’ll figure it out tonight. :trout:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbars-in-dynamic-text-boxes/22618/5 "2003-06-09T17:35:53Z")
[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19278&highlight=timer](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19278&highlight=timer)
that thread might help too…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbars-in-dynamic-text-boxes/22618/6 "2003-06-13T00:23:49Z")
thanx for the help peeps! LOL i got it. The file.txt i had didnt go like the tutorial told me it went textfield=blah blah blah, when it was suppose to be kirupatext=blah blah blah.
simple problem, and i fixed it in about 20 min when my friend spent almost an hour and 15 min on it :beam: