# Dynamic Text and mc as buttons

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-and-mc-as-buttons/282131>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 17, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-and-mc-as-buttons/282131 "2009-02-17T23:37:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![cryo\_burned](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@cryo\_burned](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cryo_burned)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-and-mc-as-buttons/282131/1 "2009-02-17T23:37:28Z")

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i have some code in a movie clip where this.onPress is a function, and the action is:

```auto

_root.dyntxt.Text = "something";

```

but nothing happens…