# Dynamic Text in Menus

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-in-menus/317393
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 18, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-in-menus/317393 "2010-12-18T20:44:50Z")
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### Author: ![Lenie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@Lenie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lenie)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-in-menus/317393/1 "2010-12-18T20:44:50Z")

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I’m incredibly new to ActionScript, but I know my ins and outs of Flash.

Anyway, I’m creating a simple game, and I want my dropdown menu to display the character’s HP and Money count, which already have values assigned throughout the rest of the flash. ( health = 100; and money = 5; ) However, whenever I try to make the value show in this dropdown menu, it will not display any dynamic text. I’ve had no trouble making it show anywhere else in the flash , but when I try to make it show within the menu movieclip, it won’t.

Can somebody help with this, or is there even a better way to do this? Thank you!