# input\_txt var issue

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-txt-var-issue/166712>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 22, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-txt-var-issue/166712 "2005-10-22T00:18:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-txt-var-issue/166712/1 "2005-10-22T00:18:59Z")

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I have a frame with several input text boxes w/ var id’s. Let’s say I have input\_a and the var is called “ia”. Now in frame 2 I have an MC with several complex formulas and some key var. Here is the code that takes the input\_a var.

```auto

//inside container_mc
var a:Number = this._parent.ia;
//this cause a plot points to go way below the allow area on the graph

```

That seems to cause things to go wrong, however if I hard code the same value that I would normally input, like the example below, it works just fine.

```auto

var a:Number = 10000;
//this cause the same plot points to fall within the acceptable range on the graph

```