# Stupid and Simple :q:
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 9, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323 "2002-12-09T21:41:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@mdipi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mdipi)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/1 "2002-12-09T21:41:04Z")
how do i get text to show up in a dynamic text box when you click a button? I give it an instance name and stuff but the text never shows up! and it dont work as a mc either…
this is the code:
```auto
on (release){
phrase1 = "Jump Over The";
phrase2 = "Moon";
sampleText = phrase1.contact(userEntry, phrase2);
}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/2 "2002-12-09T21:51:42Z")
hehe jus j/k you:P
[EDIT]erased cause it did´nt work. wait a minute, I´ll whip up a fla for ya.
=)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/3 "2002-12-09T22:01:14Z")
isnt that like the exact same code i used lol? well either way it still dont work…😱 😱 this is pissing me off! this is exactly what my book told me to do!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/4 "2002-12-09T22:04:58Z")
the error is in the code for the button:
```php
sampleText = phrase1.contact(userEntry, phrase2);
```
can you explain for me what is contact?
see this fla in the meantime.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/5 "2002-12-09T22:16:51Z")
thanks Guig0, i was just missing the \_root!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/6 "2002-12-09T22:20:07Z")
wait! that wasnt it, its wierd. you used no instance names, but it worked, but i did and it dont…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/7 "2002-12-09T22:20:26Z")
Glad to help 🙂
=)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/8 "2002-12-09T22:22:21Z")
just do this
[COLOR=blue]\_root.[/COLOR]InstanceName[COLOR=blue].VariableInsideInstance = Value[/COLOR]
=)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/9 "2002-12-09T22:26:18Z")
should i replace anything?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/10 "2002-12-09T22:59:26Z")
just making this thread look new, our top AScripters are on so i was hoping they would see…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/11 "2002-12-09T23:37:22Z")
If you are giving the Dynamic text box an instance name you have to do this
textBox.text = variable
if you give the Dynamic Text box a variable name, you can just do this:
textBox = variable
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/12 "2002-12-09T23:45:51Z")
but where do i put it?
off topic: look at the attachment post count, you will laugh!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2002, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/13 "2002-12-09T23:54:25Z")
lol thanks dipi thats awesome! 🙂
I am attaching a file. Take a look at it. It should clear some things up…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/14 "2002-12-10T01:14:28Z")
jubba that helped a little bit but see the thing is i want is where a user enters text, then it adds phrase1+userText+phrase2 in order to complete the phrase. see with the code i used above, it shold have been:
say they entered “blue”
The cow jumped over the blue moon.
The cow jumped over the=phrase1
moon.=phrase 2
blue=userText.
get it?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2002, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/15 "2002-12-10T01:21:33Z")
ohh ok…sample file:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2002, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-and-simple-q/9323/16 "2002-12-10T01:55:08Z")
my buddy Thom from [VoneLab.com](http://VoneLab.com) helped me, sampleText is the variable, NOT the instance.
i want him to join…he could be one of the best here…