# Confused

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**Created:** [August 1, 2007, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confused/234311 "2007-08-01T11:14:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![g\_rochford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@g\_rochford](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g_rochford)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confused/234311/1 "2007-08-01T11:14:36Z")

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Hi All

In an attempt to stop hassling everyone on the forums for stupid AS answers i went out and bought the Actionscript book for flash 8 by adobe press. I am actually using CS3 but it was on offer and i figured the skills i will gain learning AS 2 I can implement when AS 3 if fully fledged.

Anyway Chapter 1 lesson 3 learning about variables the book uses this example to place some text inside a text box

```auto
var welcomeMessage:String = "Welcome to Science Now!";
welcomeMessage_txt.text = welcomeMessage;

```

But it doesn’t work! Not when i type it straight out of the book or try out their example from the CD. Can someone help me as to what the correct code should be please.

Stupid book wish i hadn’t bothered!

Many thanks in advance

Greg