# Quick dynamic text question **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [July 20, 2003, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-dynamic-text-question/26148 "2003-07-20T06:57:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blah\_de\_blah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a8b319/32.png) [@blah\_de\_blah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blah_de_blah)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-dynamic-text-question/26148/1 "2003-07-20T06:57:52Z")
I’ve been using flash for quite a log time now, but i’ve never quite figured out when to enter things into the 'variable box or the instance name box. I’m trying to make the text say ‘loading’ if the current number of bytes doesn’t equal total bytes. Would i use the variable box?! thanks ---
**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:** [July 20, 2003, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-dynamic-text-question/26148/2 "2003-07-20T07:15:20Z")
use the variable box. I don’t know what the instance thing is for ---
**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:** [July 20, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-dynamic-text-question/26148/3 "2003-07-20T08:10:00Z")
[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/textfield\_var\_name.htm](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/textfield_var_name.htm) ---
**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:** [July 20, 2003, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-dynamic-text-question/26148/4 "2003-07-20T08:32:55Z")
ah ok, that cleared things up a bit 🙂