# Variable change
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/120358
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 23, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/120358 "2004-08-23T18:19:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@rlLife](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rlLife)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/120358/1 "2004-08-23T18:19:49Z")
i know this should be very easy, i know i should know this already but here it goes.
how do i change this variable dynamically?
myvar = “[www.kirupa.com](http://www.kirupa.com)”
all i need to do is change it
rL
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### Author:  [@claudio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/claudio)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/120358/2 "2004-08-23T18:21:38Z")
Simply use
```auto
myvar = "some other stuff";
```
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### Author:  [@rlLife](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rlLife)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/120358/3 "2004-08-23T18:28:13Z")
yeah can that be done with text file
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### Author:  [@rlLife](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rlLife)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/120358/4 "2004-08-23T18:32:54Z")
having the variable in flash with action script and then when it loads it pulls the new variable from txt file
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### Author:  [@claudio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/claudio)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/120358/5 "2004-08-23T18:39:33Z")
Yes, you can use the LoadVars object.
Textfile:
```auto
content=updated content
```
```auto
l = new LoadVars();
l.onLoad = function(success){
if(success){
myVar = this.content;
}
}
l.load("textfile.txt");
```
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### Author:  [@rlLife](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rlLife)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/120358/6 "2004-08-23T18:48:28Z")
yep that is what i was looking for. thanks so much, you always seem to be one step ahead (or 1000 steps).
rL 🙂
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### Author:  [@claudio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/claudio)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/120358/7 "2004-08-23T18:54:43Z")
Glad i could help =)