# Object does not exist

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-does-not-exist/214652>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 30, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-does-not-exist/214652 "2007-01-30T20:53:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalewb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/dalewb/32/3029_2.png) [@dalewb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dalewb)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-does-not-exist/214652/1 "2007-01-30T20:53:43Z")

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The following code fails because I can’t seem to direct it to the textField objects I’ve created:

```auto

this.createTextField(footerText1, 0, 100, 25, 0, 0);
this.createTextField(footerText2, 1, 400, 25, 0, 0);

var hexColor:String = new String();
hexColor = "9BC2FD";

with(_root.footerMC.footerText1){
    text = "Contents \u00A9 2007";
    autoSize = "left";
    selectable = false;
    textColor = parseInt("0x" + hexColor);
}

```

I’ve tried:  
[FONT=Courier New]with(footerText1){  
with(this.\_parent.footerText1){  
with(\_parent.footerText1){[/FONT]  
and even an absolute [FONT=Courier New]with(\_root.footerMC.footerText1){[/FONT]

None of them works! What is going on??