Important note (pre Y2K): this project does not work with the Windows PC 1999 SuperCard plug-in. I believe the Macintosh version is still OK.

How 2 create a variable text line. Put the project at the top level, so it can find files in subdirectories. In this project, external files are in 'Color/healing/'.
1. On the background, create an invisible rectangle field, 'allNames'
2. On the server, place a text file with several separate lines of text, 'eggName.txt'
3. On the card, create a rectangle field, 'theName'
4. On the card, create a button, 'loader' with these lines in the script:

     
   	load URL "Color/healing/eggName.txt"
   	load URL "Color/healing/39images/hiRsrczT.gif" with callback "alldone" // Last of the graphics
   	// See handler 'alldone' in the card script
     set cursor to busy 
     set the text of fld "allNames" to URL "Color/healing/eggName.txt"
     hide button "loader"
     set cursor to hand
     put line 41 of fld "allNames"  into cd field "theName"

5. Card script

   on alldone
     repeat with n = 1 to 10
       get urlStatus("Color/healing/39images/hiRsrczT.gif")
       if it is "cached" then 
         put line 41 of fld "allNames"  into cd field "theName"
         exit repeat
       else "beep"
       end if
     end repeat
   end alldone

6. Project script, in onCloseProject:
   

   	unload URL "Color/healing/eggNames.txt"	
   

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