# Path problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-problem/33555>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 21, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-problem/33555 "2003-10-21T00:48:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jtax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@jtax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jtax)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-problem/33555/1 "2003-10-21T00:48:00Z")

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I’ve created a button which contains a dynamic text. I duplicate this button multiple times on one layer called “Buttons.” I have another layer called “Actions” in which i initialize the buttons’ text by calling:

\_root.home.func = “Home”;

where ‘home’ is the first button var name and ‘func’ is the dynamic text var name. The text is embedded.

When i test the clip, the text don’t show up. Why is that?

thanks,  
jtax

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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 21, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-problem/33555/2 "2003-10-21T02:21:11Z")

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[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15676&highlight=button](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15676&highlight=button)

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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 21, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-problem/33555/3 "2003-10-21T17:29:29Z")

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thanks, i’m sorry i didn’t do a search before. it’s actually the first time i haven’t done a search…weird. Anyways, i’ve already given up on the button idea. Instead i created a mc that reacts like a button which works just as nice if not bettter.

jtax

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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 21, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-problem/33555/4 "2003-10-21T17:32:58Z")

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welcome 🙂