# Setting a varriable add

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-varriable-add/22332>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 2, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-varriable-add/22332 "2003-06-02T20:34:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![jazzman121](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/jazzman121/32/127_2.png) [@jazzman121](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jazzman121)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-varriable-add/22332/1 "2003-06-02T20:34:20Z")

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how can i set a variable named

add

in flash?? is it possible?? thanks…

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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:** [June 2, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-varriable-add/22332/2 "2003-06-02T21:04:20Z")

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Even if is was possible, it’s always a bad idea to name variables after reserved words.

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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:** [June 2, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-varriable-add/22332/3 "2003-06-02T22:54:01Z")

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```auto

this["add"] = 10;
trace(this["add"]); // 10

```

but listen to ilyaslamasse 😉

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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:** [June 3, 2003, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-varriable-add/22332/4 "2003-06-03T14:30:58Z")

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Dude thanks a ton… that solved a wholeeeee chunck of problems for me…you rock ![](http://www.cgtalk.com/images/smilies/buttrock.gif). HOW THE HECK DO U KNOW THIS STUFFF… anyways thanks again ![](http://www.cgtalk.com/images/smilies/bouncy.gif)

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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:** [June 3, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-varriable-add/22332/5 "2003-06-03T15:18:23Z")

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> \*Originally posted by jazzman121 \*  
> \*\*Dude thanks a ton… that solved a wholeeeee chunck of problems for me…you rock . HOW THE HECK DO U KNOW THIS STUFFF… anyways thanks again \*\*

posts like [this](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12082) on Kirupa 😛  
:beam:

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**Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-varriable-add/22332/6 "2003-06-03T15:20:50Z")

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> \*Originally posted by senocular \*  
> \*\*but listen to ilyaslamasse 😉 \*\*  
> That’s a good advice, provided I’m 100% sober 😛

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**Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-varriable-add/22332/7 "2003-06-03T15:21:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ilyaslamasse \*  
> \*\*That’s a good advice, provided I’m 100% sober 😛 \*\*

Im going to assume thats most of the time 🙂  
[size=1](let me live in my dillusions!)[/size]

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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:** [June 3, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-varriable-add/22332/8 "2003-06-03T15:24:10Z")

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Don’t be so sure… :bad: