[AS3] Displaying variables in textfields inside a movieclip

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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]This issue is my constant pain, and has set my project back some time. I’m creating a message system for my game, it’s supposed to record events that happened during travel, 3 vars per message (topic, in game date, content)[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]All the vars are in an external as file and a public class. The problem is they return blank in the mc’s textfields while displaying correctly on the main timeline textfields at the same time. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]This is the code sitting inside the mc that doesn’t work.[/FONT][/COLOR]

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import Variables;
var variables:Variables = new Variables();
function setMsgSlot (e:Event) {
        msg1Subj_txt.text = variables.msg1Topic;
        msg1Date_txt.text = variables.msg1Date;
        trace ("Message topic is: " + variables.msg1Topic);
}
setMsgSlot(null);

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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]And simply putting

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msgTopic_txt.text = variables.msg1Topic;

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on the main timeline, even in the same frame, works perfectly, and i can’t figure out why.

I wasn’t sure what parts of code to add, if anyone needs any more info/code i will post it asap. Appreciate all your help[/FONT][/COLOR]