# Scrolling imported variable text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-imported-variable-text/3524>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 29, 2001, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-imported-variable-text/3524 "2001-10-29T23:20:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**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:** [October 29, 2001, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-imported-variable-text/3524/1 "2001-10-29T23:20:37Z")

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I can build a scroller and now know how to import text from an external file but seem to be clueless as how to make this text scrollable if the text becomes to big for the variable text box.

Any suggestions or pointers to good tutorials on this subject are well appreciated.

Thanks to all.

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**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:** [October 30, 2001, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-imported-variable-text/3524/2 "2001-10-30T08:43:56Z")

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