# ActionScripting and Text Input Fields

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscripting-and-text-input-fields/205084>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 25, 2006, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscripting-and-text-input-fields/205084 "2006-10-25T23:47:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![hoferchr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de053/32.png) [@hoferchr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hoferchr)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscripting-and-text-input-fields/205084/1 "2006-10-25T23:47:56Z")

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I have Flash MX and am creating a Learning Object in which on frame 1 I have a text box for people to type in a response to a question. I have set Var = input1. Then, I have a button that would be pressed (instance name of enter\_btn) to continue on to the next frame. On that next frame (frame 2), I would like to have a dynamic text field with Var = output1 in which the movie would show the response from the previous frame that the user inputted into the text field. My ActionScript code in my “actions” layer for frame 1 is:

enter\_btn.onRelease = function() {  
output1 = input1;  
};

When I push my button to advance and stop on the next frame, I am not seeing the inputted text that I entered into the text field from frame 1. I may have just realized my own mistake, but should I put this ActionScript code within frame 2 instead of frame 1? Or, is there more code I need to add? If so, what would that be?