# Variable change

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/61954>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 23, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/61954 "2004-08-23T18:19:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![rlLife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb8c5e/32.png) [@rlLife](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rlLife)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/61954/1 "2004-08-23T18:19:49Z")

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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:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/61954/2 "2004-08-23T18:21:38Z")

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Simply use

```auto
myvar = "some other stuff";

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/61954/3 "2004-08-23T18:28:13Z")

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yeah can that be done with text file

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/61954/4 "2004-08-23T18:32:54Z")

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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:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/61954/5 "2004-08-23T18:39:33Z")

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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:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/61954/6 "2004-08-23T18:48:28Z")

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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:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change/61954/7 "2004-08-23T18:54:43Z")

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Glad i could help =)