# Display var in text

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**Created:** [April 21, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-var-in-text/87430 "2005-04-21T01:23:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Weazol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f17d59/32.png) [@Weazol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Weazol)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-var-in-text/87430/1 "2005-04-21T01:23:10Z")

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ok i use to know this but its been i while since i messed with flash and i cant find an old file that has this nor could i find a tut or topic to help…

so i have \_root. and in \_root is a movie called score  
there is a button on root that i want to where on click set var num1 to 20 and then have the number 20 show up in the score movie… i tried making a text box and putting num1 in the var then having the button have on release set num1, 20 but that didnt update the text box to display 20