Dynamic Text w/in a movieClip

OK, so simple test I loaded a text file on the first frame of
my movie:
LoadVariableNum("Houston.txt", 0);
This text file begins with Houston_txt="yadda, yadda..."
Then I created a text field: rep_txt
this text field is dynamic, variable is vRep_txt.
First tests with button actions work:
on (release) {
vRep_txt = Houston_txt;
Now, I want to publish this movie and load it into another
movieClip.
How would I properly target the text field variable to load
my text?
I have not gotten this to work once loaded into the
movieClip, and I don't feel like targeting a textField variable
works:
_root.viewer_mc.vRep_txt = Houston_txt
Should I load my text file on the main timeline & assign
_global.variables for which my buttons can assign to the textField
as such:
_root.viewer_mc.rep_txt = _global.vHoustonVariable_txt
I'm testing like a fiend, and struggling.

I'm attempting the same thing. I can load variables and call
text easily within one movie, but when I publish the movie and call
it into another... No luck.
//on the main timeline
loadVariablesNum("textfile.txt", 0);
//on button
on (release) {
variable_txt = StartText;
with StartText=[at the beginning of my text file]
I don't know how to make this work from the main timeline, if
the textField and buttons are within a movie clip called:
frame_mc
help.

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