# Txt variable problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/txt-variable-problem/165078>\
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**Created:** [October 7, 2005, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/txt-variable-problem/165078 "2005-10-07T11:58:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![sifu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sifu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sifu)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/txt-variable-problem/165078/1 "2005-10-07T11:58:02Z")

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hi.

could anyone please tell me how to load a string from a txt file into a variable in flash and NOT INTO A MOVIECLIP!!! i keep finding stupid methods which place text into movie clips, but i want to manipulate the text using actionscript, and therefore need the string in a variable, not a movieclip.

is it also possible to create an array in a txt file so that flash can read the values as arrays?

any help is greatly appriciated.

cheers