# Scrolling Dynamically Loaded Text? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 11, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text/13263 "2003-02-11T00:18:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Deb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Deb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Deb)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text/13263/1 "2003-02-11T00:18:28Z")
I followed the tutorial for Scrolling Dynamically Loaded Text & its works well. The problem I am experiencing I have a limited about of space in my movie for the text box. The text file has all the data that I need to display but for some reason I only see a portion of the information & I can’t seem to figure out my mistake. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Deb ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text/13263/2 "2003-02-11T00:32:58Z")
if you have an & symbol (ampersand) then it won’t show past that point. & defined a new variable, so Flash reads it that way and considers it a stopping point. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text/13263/3 "2003-02-11T23:41:47Z")
Lostinbeta, You are the best. Thanks so much for the help. Deb ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text/13263/4 "2003-02-12T01:06:57Z")
LOL… no problem :geek: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text/13263/5 "2003-03-26T20:25:09Z")
Lostinbeta, I had the same problem as Deb and reading about this “&” helped me too. Thank you so much. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text/13263/6 "2003-03-26T20:35:33Z")
No problem Liliya! 🙂 If you found this thread, my guess is that you used the search feature of the forum… and I have to say THANK YOU!!! I was beginning to think that was something only mods could see because no one ever uses it. It makes me happy that you did :beam: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text/13263/7 "2003-03-26T20:43:27Z")
Yeah, I did use the search feature. In fact, I searched till the end of the internet back and forth these past few days to find out all I need to know about loading external text files. I am new to flash, but I pick things up quick. Your post really took me of the stumbling point. Now I just have to figure out how to scroll my externally loaded text. Anyway, thanks so much once again. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text/13263/8 "2003-03-26T20:49:35Z")
For scrolling dynamically loaded text you could use the scrollbar component method as seen here… [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic\_scroller.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic_scroller.htm) Or an up and down arrow method as seen here… [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/scrolltext.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/scrolltext.htm) The up and down arrow method tutorial doesn’t have dynamically loaded text, but I am sure if you skip the part about adding text into the textbox and just have your loaded text get loaded in it should work just the same (in theory). Creating a custom made scrollbar like the component is a lot of hard work and coding, so you might not want to tread there yet. I am not even sure I can do one of those. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text/13263/9 "2003-03-26T21:03:36Z")
wow, thanks for the URLs. The scrollbar component I;m not crazy about, I’m really trying to get the up and down scroller, which I will try now from the tut you gave me. You are a lot of help, lostinbeta. Thank you so much. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text/13263/10 "2003-03-26T21:27:17Z")
Im not too crazy about the scrollbar component either, so I don’t blame you. I am glad you foud those links useful 🙂