# Basic ActionScripting (I would Imagine)
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-actionscripting-i-would-imagine/5044
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 29, 2002, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-actionscripting-i-would-imagine/5044 "2002-08-29T19:14:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@jOEL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jOEL)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2002, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-actionscripting-i-would-imagine/5044/1 "2002-08-29T19:14:39Z")
I’m trying to make a button that plays a MC and has a value associated with it, so that when the MC instance plays it has a title that was determined by the button that was clicked.
The MC Instance name is “LinkBar”.
In the MC LinkBar there is a Dynamic text Field which I’ve given the variable name “LinkName”.
So on rollOver of the button I set the variable “LinkName” and give it a value, Right?
Right now I have this actionscript on the button:
on (rollOver) {
LinkName = “The Setup”;
\_root.LinkBar.gotoAndPlay(“Down”);
}
on (rollOut) {
\_root.LinkBar.gotoAndPlay(“Up”);
}
What am I missing?
Any help would be tremendously appreciated,
jOEL
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-actionscripting-i-would-imagine/5044/2 "2002-08-29T19:28:36Z")
Try this…
```auto
on (rollOver) {
_root.LinkBar.LinkName = "The Setup";
_root.LinkBar.gotoAndPlay("Down");
}
on (rollOut) {
_root.LinkBar.LinkName = ""
_root.LinkBar.gotoAndPlay("Up");
}
```
The Link Name code in the rollOut will clear the Text Field. Otherwise it will say “The Setup” until you roll over another button.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-actionscripting-i-would-imagine/5044/3 "2002-08-29T19:33:45Z")
That worked sweet!
I was close, just needed the “\_root.”
Thanx a bunch,
jOEL
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2002, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-actionscripting-i-would-imagine/5044/4 "2002-08-29T19:35:00Z")
No Problem. Glad I could help:)