# Is it just me or is it getting impossible to

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**Created:** [September 9, 2002, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-getting-impossible-to/5365 "2002-09-09T04:38:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![dudeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@dudeman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dudeman)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-getting-impossible-to/5365/1 "2002-09-09T04:38:44Z")

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What is with this? Is it just me or is it getting really hard to communicate variables between movieclips and textbox variables?

For example : Inside a movie clip I made an animated textbox. When the submit button is pressed it **should** send whatever _textboxA_ is to _textboxB_ outside the movie clip.

Why does it always ignore it?

Also, I’m having trouble using a movieclip as a button, if you would like to help… go right ahead.

This is a simple task done on release, if it was a button it would work… but its inside the MC (so I can animate it) and it acts funny :

onClipEvent (mouseDown) {  
if (txtname == null) {  
txtname = “ERROR! Name required”;  
action = “”;  
} else {  
Name2 = txtname;  
}  
}

Should’nt _onClipEvent (mouseDown)_ act like _on (release)_?

I have a few other minor problems with what I’m working on, but if I don’t figure them out sooner or later I’m gonna have to bug you again… thanks for the 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:** [September 9, 2002, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-getting-impossible-to/5365/2 "2002-09-09T04:44:32Z")

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actually, onClipEvent(mouseUp) is like on(release)

Maybe you should try dynamic event handlers. These actions go in the frame and activate a movie clip as a button…

```auto
_root.myClip.onRelease = function() {
	trace("this works");
};

```

This assumes the instance name of your clip is “myClip”. Remember, APPLY THIS TO A FRAME! not a movie clip.

I hope this works for whatever you are trying to do.

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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:** [September 9, 2002, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-getting-impossible-to/5365/3 "2002-09-09T08:04:02Z")

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Blah I’m lost… going to send you source code later (its a flash shoutbox)

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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:** [September 9, 2002, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-getting-impossible-to/5365/4 "2002-09-09T12:50:39Z")

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absolutley love the signature thingie lostinbeta… v nice =)

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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:** [September 9, 2002, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-getting-impossible-to/5365/5 "2002-09-09T13:31:53Z")

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Hey dudeman! You visit HabboHotel often? I can see that you have a little habbo on that picture 🙂

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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:** [September 9, 2002, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-getting-impossible-to/5365/6 "2002-09-09T15:49:36Z")

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Thats for the compliment Hobbes.

Dudeman: Your footer is very cool, but it is a bit big, it stretches the tables out. Is it possible for you to shrink it down a bit so this doesn’t occur?

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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:** [September 9, 2002, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-getting-impossible-to/5365/7 "2002-09-09T17:43:03Z")

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Yea I sometimes do habbo… when I’m reeeally bored hehe.

Sure this sig isn’t really done but I’ll downsize it.

Abt that code you gave me, the output gave me

Error: A ‘with’ action failed because the specified object did not exist.

Error: A ‘with’ action failed because the specified object did not exist.

Also, is there a way to have variables in a MC sent outside (like a textbox)?

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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:** [September 9, 2002, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-getting-impossible-to/5365/8 "2002-09-09T17:44:37Z")

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Actually it does work, but I get that error and the movie clip doesn’t play on a rollover when it would without this frame action… hmm :-\