# Dynamic text box

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-box/252342>\
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**Created:** [February 19, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-box/252342 "2008-02-19T08:14:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![adsparrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@adsparrow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adsparrow)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-box/252342/1 "2008-02-19T08:14:46Z")

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I am trying to change the text size of a dynamic text box’s text when a button is released. I am using flash 8.

The problem is the button to change the text size is in a different movieClip than the dynamic text box.

I thought that by using an absolute path to the dynamic text box I could get it to work but no luck.

Here is the code I am using on my button:

on (release) {  
var myFormat = new TextFormat ();  
myFormat.size = 20;  
\_root.a.b.c.setTextFormat = (myFormat);  
}

a is the instance name of a movieClip on the main timeline

b is the instance name of a movieClip on the a movieClip timeline

c is the instance name of the dynamic text box on the b movieClip timeline

the button is on the a movieClip timeline

Please help…Please Please Please