TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT problem!

programming flash
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Hi all,

i have a problem with some rather large textFields in flash.

I load the string from XML, then parse it into dynamically created textFields, using an embedded font which is loaded beforehand.

these params are set:

var txtFld:TextField = new TextField();
   txtFld.embedFonts = true;
   txtFld.defaultTextFormat = new TextFormat("FacebusterRegular", 60, 0x353a3b);
   txtFld.mouseEnabled = false; 
   txtFld.wordWrap = true;
   txtFld.multiline = false;
   txtFld.selectable = false;
   txtFld.visible = false;
   buttonMode = true;
   useHandCursor = true;
   txtFld.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick, false, 0, true);
   txtFld.text = "Some random text".toUpperCase();
   txtFld.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;

unless i specify a width (Which i don’t want to), the text looks like this:
SO
ME
RA
ND
OM
TE
XT,

instead of SOME RANDOM TEXT

What am i doing wrong?