# Declaring Variable for Combobox components?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/declaring-variable-for-combobox-components/207724>\
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**Created:** [November 20, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/declaring-variable-for-combobox-components/207724 "2006-11-20T23:19:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/declaring-variable-for-combobox-components/207724/1 "2006-11-20T23:19:10Z")

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I have been given so much help on this subject -  
But today I’m asking for one last piece of the combobox puzzle!!

How do I declare my variable to be used with my combobox so the data/var is made available to my php script?

I have supplied my combobox variable via components - NOT actionscript.

My combobox is driven by the follwing code:

var myListener:Object = new Object();  
combo\_cb.addEventListener(“change”, myListener);  
myListener.change = function(evt){  
\_root.cb\_entry = combo\_cb.selectedItem.data;

}

I know my php works - it’s just a matter of declaring the variable in as2.

\_root.cb\_entry = “”;

doesn’t work.  
Any suggestions?  
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