# Can't create a text field

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-create-a-text-field/283456>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 6, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-create-a-text-field/283456 "2009-03-06T12:48:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alber\_Kidd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Alber\_Kidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alber_Kidd)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-create-a-text-field/283456/1 "2009-03-06T12:48:26Z")

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Hi,

Using the code below I cannot even create a text field. is it possible my class libraries have been corrupted?

var mainText2:TextField = new TextField();  
mainText2.width=200;  
mainText2.height=160;  
mainText2.x=20;  
mainText2.text = “hello”;  
addChild(mainText2);

Attached is a screenshot of my actionscript settings