# Displaying Variables Help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-variables-help/224804>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 5, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-variables-help/224804 "2007-05-05T18:56:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-variables-help/224804/1 "2007-05-05T18:56:42Z")

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I hope there is an easy solution to this I am just missing. Anyways I define some varibles like this:  
game = {startNumber:0, endNumber:5}  
When I use the variables later in the code by typing game.startNumber = whatever, it works fine, but when I make a dynamic text box and for the variable put game.startNumber, nothing shows. I have tried all other combinations I can think of involving “\_root.” and “game.” and "StartNumber "but nothing is working. Anyone know how to link that variable to display in a textbox?