# HELP: How to detect line number/string under mouse in a static/dynamic text field

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-how-to-detect-line-number-string-under-mouse-in-a-static-dynamic-text-field/6472>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 8, 2002, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-how-to-detect-line-number-string-under-mouse-in-a-static-dynamic-text-field/6472 "2002-10-08T09:42:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yossarianc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Yossarianc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yossarianc)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2002, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-how-to-detect-line-number-string-under-mouse-in-a-static-dynamic-text-field/6472/1 "2002-10-08T09:42:01Z")

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Hi folks,

Is there a way to detect the line number/string under the mouse in a static/dynamic text field, like we can do in Macromedia Director?

Need help urgently.

Thanks in advance.

Yossarian,  
Mumbai, India.

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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:** [October 8, 2002, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-how-to-detect-line-number-string-under-mouse-in-a-static-dynamic-text-field/6472/2 "2002-10-08T17:28:50Z")

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not really.  
☹  
jeremy