# Action Scripting Type Stuff

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-scripting-type-stuff/81463
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 2, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-scripting-type-stuff/81463 "2005-03-02T17:40:38Z")
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### Author: ![steverguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@steverguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steverguy)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-scripting-type-stuff/81463/1 "2005-03-02T17:40:38Z")

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Ok, if I have some text that I want to assign in a movie clip (mc2). I’ve set the text to dynamic and the variable to ser\_01.

I need to assign the text in movie clip(mc1) which calls mc2. I can’t seem to find the way to do this. (an believe me, I’ve been lookin’)

It seems to me that all I should need to do is type in:  
instancename.ser\_01 = “Blah Blah Blah”  
on the first frame in MC1. This doesn’t work. I’ve tried a number of creative variations with no success. I do believe that my copy of Flash MX is laughing at me.

Any help would be appreciated.