# URLLoader -\> Load data from PHP variables, used in functions?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urlloader-load-data-from-php-variables-used-in-functions/325576>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 24, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urlloader-load-data-from-php-variables-used-in-functions/325576 "2011-10-24T14:31:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![SilenceWar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SilenceWar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SilenceWar)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urlloader-load-data-from-php-variables-used-in-functions/325576/1 "2011-10-24T14:31:18Z")

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Hi all!

I have a problem with my AS3 code, obviously…  
I am trying to get my PHP variables from my load.php document to my flash-document.  
That all works fine and I am able to get my data down to flash variables inside my function.!  
But, I would like to be able to access this data from outside of this function which gets the data - unfortunately I cant, or… Don’t know how to. I hope that you are able to shed a light upon my problem.  
Please have in mind that this is my 1. actionscript code ever to complete a fightning system on my php webpage 🙂

So here goes, this is my code:

```auto
    
    var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader()
    
    myLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES
    
    myLoader.load(new URLRequest("load.php"))
    
    myLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onDataLoad)
    
    myLoader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, onIOError)
    myLoader.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR, onSecurityError)
    
    myLoader.addEventListener(HTTPStatusEvent.HTTP_STATUS, onHTTPStatus)    
    
    
    function onDataLoad(evt:Event){
           
    var VariableName = evt.target.data.VariableName;
    var VariableName2 = evt.target.data.VariableName2;
    Title_txt.text = VariableName ; // This is where I use my code - this one works!
    }
function doSomething(e:Event = null):void{
    Title_txt.text = VariableName2 ; // This should change the value of my textbox but dont! It's not giving any errors - just wont get the value.. :s :s .
}
doSomething();

    //error callbacks
    function onIOError(evt:IOErrorEvent){
        trace("IOError: "+evt.text)
    }
    function onHTTPStatus(evt:HTTPStatusEvent){
        trace("HTTPStatus: "+evt.status)
    }
    function onSecurityError(evt:SecurityErrorEvent){
        trace("SecurityError: "+evt.text)
    }

```

I have written 2 comments in the code where I see the difference in the result…  
I cant seem to get the value of my variable as soon as I am on the other side of the “}” which closes the function: function onDataLoad(evt:Event){…

I hope I have made the problem clear but feel free to ask about anything at all!

Thx!

Regards  
SilenceWar