Help with scrolling text file inside swf.

Hello, I am being brought in on a project developed by
someone else. Everything I have learned tells me to make an action
script layer that contains all the action script but this person
has not done that. It appears the script is on each component.
Anyway, LSS the Flash calls a text file that displays inside the
Flash and it is supposed to scroll but the problem is that if I add
to the text file the scroll does not extend. It stops and you can't
read the new content.

I looked at the code associated witht he scroll bar and it
reads:
myData = new LoadVars();
myData.onLoad = function() {
myText_txt.html=true;
myText_txt.htmlText = this.myVariable;
myData.load("myText1.txt");
What I am attempting to do is exactly what you have on your
web site under "publications".
I spoke to the developer of the FLA today and she use a
component and more or less punted. She sent me some links on scroll
bars and Flash. Bless her heart but I have Google too!
I made an attempt at making another FLA and assigned the
scroll bar after I had the txt file there but it didn't make any
difference.
How did you do the one on your site?

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        <div align="center">THE STASIK FAMILY</div>
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        <span class="pagetitle">CUP O' TEA</span><br />
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            <p class="standardparagraph2">When preserving family history, nothing can compare to sitting down with a Grandparent or Great Aunt or Uncle over a cup of tea; listening to them reminicse about the past.  Unlike handwritten accounts, there is opportunity to ask questions or delve further into the subject.  Even better, recording such conversations so they can be shared for generations to come.<br />
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    The following audio files were created by Virginia (Stasik) Zarow at the request of Laura (Stasik) Schmidt and Carrie (Stasik) Kot.  There were a total of five cassette tapes, ranging from 1 hour to a 1 1/2 halfs in length.  Scott Freeson converted each tape to digital format and then they were broken down into various segments for a total of 7 audio files.  It is recommended that you listen to each tape in the order presented to maintain the proper timeline and context.<br /><br /></p>
    <p class="standardparagraph">The first five audio files were recorded by Aunt Virginia in response to questions posed by Laura (Stasik) Schmidt and her sister Carrie (Stasik) Kot.  Aunt Virginia re-recorded her responses in August 2009 after noticing some mistakes in the original recording.<br />
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    Note:  Virginia refers to her father as "tata", which is the Polish word for dad.</p>
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    <span class="standardparagraph">What are the recollections you have about your parents, in particular their interests, their hobbies, and their lives and faith?<br />
    What did your dad do around the house?<br />
    How did your mom relax?<br /><br /></span>
    <span class="standardparagraph">How did you celebrate holidays and birthdays? <br />
    Did you go on vacations?<br />
    What did you and your brothers do for fun?<br /><br /></span>
    <span class="standardparagraph">What do you know about Jacob Sikora and Catherine Dziwak, the extended family and their faith?<br />
      - Jacob Sikora and Catherine (Dziwak) Sikora<br />
      - Michael (aka Patsy)<br />
      - Magdeline (aka Chochi)<br />
      - Angeline (aka Nellie) - includes information about Frank &amp; their children<br />
      - Elizabeth (aka Diane)<br />
      - John<br />
      - Peter<br />
      - Walter<br /><br /></span>
    <span class="standardparagraph">  What was the house like?<br />
      - In the beginning<br />
      - The 1936 flood<br />
      - Renovations<br />
      - The final demise<br /><br /></span>
    <span class="standardparagraph2">Miscellaneous tidbits...<br />
      - Polish Proverbs<br />
      - Ancedotes<br /><br /></span>  </div>
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        <div id="bodymiddle"><span class="standardparagraph">The second tape, also recorded in August 2009, consists of 2 clips and covers the years 1944 through 1947.</span></div>
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    <span class="standardparagraph">Summer of 1944 to December of 1945<br />
      - Meeting of Frank Zarow<br />
      - New Years Eve - 1944<br />
      - Prom Night - May 1945<br />
      - First boyfriend, Eddie Yesh<br />
      - First job as a hygienist<br />
      - Meeting of John Zarow<br />
      - Enrolled at Indiana State Teachers College<br />
      - Meeting of Ted Zaroff<br />
      - Thanksgiving - 1945<br />
      - Florian Stasik Airforce injury<br />
      - Christmas - 1945<br />
      - New Years Eve - 1945</span>
    <span class="standardparagraph">Note:  Per Virginia, Ted's name should be spelled Zarow, like most of his brothers.  There was a mixup with his birth certificate and his last name was mispelled (although it is phonetically correct).  He chose to keep this spelling as did one of his brothers.<br /><br /></span>
    <span class="standardparagraph">January 1946 to December 1947<br />
      - Takes job as cook/housekeeper<br />
      - Break-up with Eddie Yesh<br />
      - Frank Zarow passes away<br />
      - Christmas 1946<br />
      - Meets John Zarow again<br />
      - New Years Eve 1946<br />
      - John courts Virginia<br />
      - First date with John<br />
      - John's father passes away<br />
      - Christmas 1947</span>
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