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on mouseUp
   answer file "" with type ("text files|txt|tTXT" & return)
   if the result = "cancel" 
   then exit mouseUp
   else
      put it into theFilePath
      put URL ("file:" & theFilePath) into fld "word"
   end if
end mouseUp

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on mouseUp
   put empty into fld "ff"
   wait 10 ticks
      answer file "Choose a TXT file to import"
   if the result = "cancel" then
       exit mouseUp
   else
      set the text of fld "ff" to URL ("file:" & it)
   end if
end mouseUp