Actionscript & dynamic text

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I’ve hit a small snafu…is there anyway I can read from a dynamic text and use it as a name to control one of the movieclips?

ie: I have a dymanic text called “dText”, where I set “kirupa” as the comment within. I also have a movieclip, which I named “kirupa”, is there anyway I can take the comment in the dynamic text and use it in the actionscript? I’m trying to hide the movieclip, so far I’ve tried:
[_root.dText]._visible = true;
(_root.dText)._visible = true; &
“(_root.dText)”._visible = true;

None has worked, is there any other way? is this even possible?

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_root[dtext]._visible=true

_root[dtext]._visible=false

should work :wink:
Adam

3

hmm…doesn’t work for me :puzzle:

4

works fine for me…unless I’m misunderstading your issue.

Adam

5

I don’t get what you’re trying to do :*(
Can you post us a fla?

scotty(-:

6

I’m just trying to figure out how I can use the comments within the dynamic text as a instance name in the actionscript…Adam pretty much did what I was looking for, but for some reason its not working for me, I might be doing something wrong…

oh yea, thanks again Adam for the help

7

I’ve modified Adam’s attachment to what my exact situation is like…
the dynamic text object is on the main scene, the movieclip is within a number of other movieclips. I have a button on the same movieclip as the “kirupa” movieclip, but I can’t seem to control the “kirupa” movieclip using the button.

I have kept the actionscript I used to try to control it, maybe I’m making some small mistake, but I really don’t know why its not working.