# Need help with text input box

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-text-input-box/171538>\
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**Created:** [December 6, 2005, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-text-input-box/171538 "2005-12-06T11:41:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![DesignerDude05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@DesignerDude05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DesignerDude05)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-text-input-box/171538/1 "2005-12-06T11:41:53Z")

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ok, i have a movie clip with lots of frame lables and i want a user to type in his or her postcode but when they click submit i want it to only pick up the first LETTERS only and then it will play the letter on the timeline and flash on the map where its corresponding place is, i have done the map animation i just need to know how to select the users first letters, bare in mind you can have postcodes like this…

OL10 4PF  
M24 2DP  
BL1 33A

for example on them i want it to take the “OL”, “M”, & “BL” and say gotoAndPlay(“OL”) OR (“M”) OR (“BL”) Cheers guys!! and gals!!!