# Static text shows, dynamic does not

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/static-text-shows-dynamic-does-not/188656
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 9, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/static-text-shows-dynamic-does-not/188656 "2006-05-09T20:17:58Z")
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### Author: ![ckrieg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@ckrieg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ckrieg)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/static-text-shows-dynamic-does-not/188656/1 "2006-05-09T20:17:58Z")

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I’m working on a flash site where it would take the content from an external text file for content. For some reason I could never get it to work. So I tried just typing text into the dynamic box, and that still didn’t show up when previewed. However, if I change the text box type to ‘Static Text’ then the content I typed in shows up just fine. Ofcourse, I can’t import the text if it is set to static text. What’s going on!?

(The text box is in 2 movie clips, but I dont see how that could make a difference!)