# Set a name in a game

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-a-name-in-a-game/201761>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [September 24, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-a-name-in-a-game/201761 "2006-09-24T22:04:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![dudeman001](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/dudeman001/32/2161_2.png) [@dudeman001](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dudeman001)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-a-name-in-a-game/201761/1 "2006-09-24T22:04:10Z")

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I’m trying to get it so you can type your name in a input text box on the first frame, then you go on to the second frame and it will say “Hello _name_”

If anyone could help, that would be greatly appreciated.