# Having problems with an if statement and setting \_visible \[renamed\]

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-problems-with-an-if-statement-and-setting--visible-renamed/81646
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 3, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-problems-with-an-if-statement-and-setting--visible-renamed/81646 "2005-03-03T22:38:11Z")
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### Author: ![frescono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@frescono](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/frescono)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-problems-with-an-if-statement-and-setting--visible-renamed/81646/1 "2005-03-03T22:38:11Z")

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[font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=2]I cant figure out why this dosent work.  
Im trying to get a movieclip to disapear if a variable loaded from a text file is yes.[/size][/font]  
in the txt file  
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=2]&fp1=no&

if (fp1 == “no”) {  
setProperty(“fp”, \_visible, false);  
} else {  
setProperty(“fp”, \_visible, true);  
}

The Movieclip instance is fp.  
The Variable is fp1[/size][/font]  
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=2]Do i need a instance name???  
I cant figure out what im missing.[/size][/font][font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=2]

Thanks[/size][/font]