# Path to a dynamic text box

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-a-dynamic-text-box/316205>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 16, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-a-dynamic-text-box/316205 "2010-11-16T02:37:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![treeleaf20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@treeleaf20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/treeleaf20)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-a-dynamic-text-box/316205/1 "2010-11-16T02:37:46Z")

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All,  
I’m trying to put text in a text box that is embedded a couple layers back using LoadVars. The path is the following:

pages\_all (Layer 2 frame 2) -\> action\_sc\_copy\_14 (Layer scrolledMC frame 1) -\> sailing\_text (Layer 1 frame 1)

I’m trying to put the text in a textbox on the sailing\_text movie clip that is embedded in the following path. The action script is going in the pages\_all movie clip. I tried the following but it didn’t work:

this.action\_sc\_copy\_14.scrolledMC.sailing\_txt.htmlText = unescape(this.myVariable);

Any ideas how to do this? Thanks in advance.