# \_global assignment

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-assignment/97553>\
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**Created:** [December 24, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-assignment/97553 "2003-12-24T06:18:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![riveroaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-assignment/97553/1 "2003-12-24T06:18:55Z")

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Im trying to use global variables right now for fields of different things in my game. I declare one global variable on the first frame of my movie and then assign that name to a text box for the user’s name. Then on the next frame I have a movieclip with a dynamic text box in it which is of the same variable name, yet that text box won’t display the user name. I did a trace within this movie clip and the variable im using returns nothing. Why might this be? Are there any common mistakes when it comes to global variables.