Please I Need Help - Variables

[D3m0n1c707]

I intended to have a input text with the variable name of "name" to interact with a dynamic text of the same variable name. but when i test play, the dynamic text appears as undefined.

[Headshot777]

"name" targets a movie clip's instance name.
Er... Well it does in AS2; I don't know about AS3...
Try using a different variable name.

[Cryoma]

Wait.
What.

var text = "Sally is Naked"

Set both dynamic and input to the variable text.

Unless you want something else?

[D3m0n1c707]

At 6/10/09 11:46 PM, Headshot777 wrote: "name" targets a movie clip's instance name.
Er... Well it does in AS2; I don't know about AS3...
Try using a different variable name.

i dont think you understood what i ment, i have a input text with the variable name of "name" on the main frame, and i also have a movie clip with the dynamic text inside of it, but when i put the variable name "name" it still wont communicate and wont show what i would like it to, instead it shows up as "undefined"

[jakk22]

try name1 and name2 instead of just one. I don't think you can have two of the same name

[Zuggz]

Try _root.name in the box.

[Cryoma]

At 6/11/09 12:02 AM, Zuggz wrote: Try _root.name in the box.

Oh yeah.

Duh.

[Afro-Ninja]

At 6/10/09 11:45 PM, D3m0n1c707 wrote: I intended to have a input text with the variable name of "name" to interact with a dynamic text of the same variable name. but when i test play, the dynamic text appears as undefined.

Older versions of flash allow a sloppy and improper way to do this. I'm not sure when they took it out, maybe it's just if you're using AS3. Anyway, this is what you want to do- give your dynamic text box an instance name. Then, in your code, do

textBoxInstanceName.text="whatever";

get rid of whatever you have filled in for the 'variable name' option on the text box, if that's the case.