# Scrolling text not working

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-not-working/56557>\
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**Created:** [July 5, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-not-working/56557 "2004-07-05T19:23:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sandman9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sandman9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sandman9)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-not-working/56557/1 "2004-07-05T19:23:23Z")

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Hello

I have the following on my frame

```auto

textMovie.loadVariables("text/weddings/create/left.txt");
textMovie.left.scroll=0;

```

Although it does not work. Attached is the fla (i experimented with various scopes and still no luck).

Sandman9

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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:** [July 5, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-not-working/56557/2 "2004-07-05T20:13:31Z")

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i have now tried

this.loadVariables(“text/weddings/create/left.txt”, textMovie);

\_root.loadVariables(“text/weddings/create/left.txt”, textMovie);

\_global.loadVariables(“text/weddings/create/left.txt”, textMovie);

textMovie.loadVariables(“text/weddings/create/left.txt”);

And none of them work so I’m guessing the problem is something else …

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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:** [July 6, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-not-working/56557/3 "2004-07-06T16:47:05Z")

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day number two … this can’t be that hard guys 😃

Sandman9

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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:** [July 6, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-not-working/56557/4 "2004-07-06T21:35:04Z")

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Did you run a TRACE command to see if your data is being loaded?

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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:** [July 6, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-not-working/56557/5 "2004-07-06T22:17:31Z")

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Ive had the same problem It does suck. Must be a flaw or something. I missed a deadline because of it. If you put a a few carriage returns in the dynamic text box followed by a couple of lines of text. This gives the computer some thinking time and will replace the text that you have entered with the dynamic text data. Sounds wierd but Ive got it working for a product catalogue. Give it a shot.

I cant promise anything because Ive always found that dynamic text scrollers are a bit iffy. If you have the funds use macromedia director. These are godsends when it comes to getting what you what and quicker.

Hope this helps  
Scott