# This should be easy for anyone but me

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-should-be-easy-for-anyone-but-me/173035>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 20, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-should-be-easy-for-anyone-but-me/173035 "2005-12-20T16:36:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-should-be-easy-for-anyone-but-me/173035/1 "2005-12-20T16:36:53Z")

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I have an invisible button with the following code:

```auto
on (release) {
	getURL(HERE_IS_MY_PROBLEM, "_parent");
}

```

My problem is I need the URL pulled in from an external .txt file so anyone can change the URL without opening Flash.

I know how to LOAD an external file:

```auto
loadVariables("download_url.txt", "");

```

And in my ‘download\_url.txt’ file I have:

```auto
downloadURL=http://www.mydownloadurl.com/mydownload.exe

```

I would greatly appreciate any help in putting this all together!