# Functions - variables

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/functions-variables/57826>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 16, 2004, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/functions-variables/57826 "2004-07-16T12:35:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![keljnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@keljnr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keljnr)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/functions-variables/57826/1 "2004-07-16T12:35:55Z")

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Note: Newbie

Whats the difference between a variable and a function?  
Ive started reading an actionscript book…and to me it seems there the same.

pls help,

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/functions-variables/57826/2 "2004-07-16T12:38:50Z")

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…does a variable store data, whereas the function “invokes” the data?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/functions-variables/57826/3 "2004-07-16T12:45:09Z")

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This excellent tutorial will teach you everything you need to know and more: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/oop/index.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/oop/index.htm) 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/functions-variables/57826/4 "2004-07-16T13:07:39Z")

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Is there a downloadable file I can have for these tutorials.  
I want to print them out…, maybe a word document or pdf?  
saves time printing out seperate webpages.

Id rather read from paper than on screen.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/functions-variables/57826/5 "2004-07-16T13:22:59Z")

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You should ask senocular, he has a raw word version of this tutorial. I think I still have a copy of it too, but I don’t think it’s the final version. I can give it to you if you want, but I think it’d be better to ask Sen for a copy.