# Target screwing up vars?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-screwing-up-vars/176784>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 26, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-screwing-up-vars/176784 "2006-01-26T21:44:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![kingofnukes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9d8465/32.png) [@kingofnukes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kingofnukes)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-screwing-up-vars/176784/1 "2006-01-26T21:44:28Z")

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ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#0000ff]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]menu1[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]main[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]button1[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]Place[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#ff0000]“Anims”[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\>\_root.[COLOR=#000080]menu1[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]main[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]button2[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]Place[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#ff0000]“Bio’s”[/COLOR];\</p\>  
\<p\>\_root.[COLOR=#000080]menu1[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]main[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]button3[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]Place[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#ff0000]“Games”[/COLOR];\</p\>  
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I have that on the timeline inside a modifided version of claudio’s scroller. Inside the “main” MC i have an animation of buttons coming into view. In Each button I have a dynamic text box with a Var name of \_root.Place. How can I get each of the buttons to diplay the correct text?