# Text INPUT (methods) in external actionscript file
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-input-methods-in-external-actionscript-file/263907
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 20, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-input-methods-in-external-actionscript-file/263907 "2008-06-20T10:25:48Z")
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### Author:  [@jikowhitewolf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jikowhitewolf)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-input-methods-in-external-actionscript-file/263907/1 "2008-06-20T10:25:48Z")
Hi
On my first time learning “working with text”, i discovered it is so simple to create staticText, DynamicText, & InputText.
Now, i am working on external actionscript file, i discovered that I am not able to call the Dynamic text that I already created in the movieClip.
My question: is there a way to call the Dynamic text by name that is already created on the fla in my external script other than, creating --\>
```auto
labeltext.text = String(valueL);
labeltext.autoSize = "center";
labeltext.x = 5;
labeltext.y = 0;
labeltext.selectable = false;
var format = new TextFormat();
format.font = "Homoarakhn";
//format.align = "left";
format.color = 0x3399CC;
format.bold = true;
format.size = 13;
labeltext.setTextFormat(format);
```
Hope to get some help from this forum or anyone who face this problem before.
Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@jitu78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jitu78)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-input-methods-in-external-actionscript-file/263907/2 "2008-06-20T16:23:52Z")
I am using AS2 for all of my flash work, don’t know but little uneasy with AS 3…👁
See work here, [Flash Work](http://www.gigaturn.com/flash-work.htm)