# TextField -- What Am I Missing?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-what-am-i-missing/221735>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 6, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-what-am-i-missing/221735 "2007-04-06T20:26:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![ISHAIM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@ISHAIM](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ISHAIM)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-what-am-i-missing/221735/1 "2007-04-06T20:26:46Z")

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Ok. Input Text field who’s Var name is “dot\_num”, Dynamic Text field whose name is “dot\_output” to be passed the value from Input Text field within an on (release) function of a MovieClip.

Pass the value from dot\_num to dot\_output. Simple enough. YES, I have given these text fields the aforementioned Var names (dot\_num and dot\_output).

When I try to trace(dot\_num) the value inside of “dot\_num”, I get a value of undefined. WTF. Therefore I cannot even pass it to dot\_output if I cannot correctly extract its value.

on (release) {  
dot\_output = dot\_num;  
trace(dot\_num); // \<-- ITS UNDEFINED, WTF.  
}

I have been coding ActionScript for a couple of years now, so I’m really stunned that this is a problem for me. Someone please help. Thanks.