# Assigning a Variable Name

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-a-variable-name/87936>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 25, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-a-variable-name/87936 "2005-04-25T13:44:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![earcountry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@earcountry](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/earcountry)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-a-variable-name/87936/1 "2005-04-25T13:44:16Z")

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Can anyone tell me how to assign a variable name to a TextArea component in Flash MX?