# User Defined Variables

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/user-defined-variables/65675
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 28, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/user-defined-variables/65675 "2004-09-28T18:17:54Z")
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### Author: ![dcoltonbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dcoltonbrown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dcoltonbrown)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/user-defined-variables/65675/1 "2004-09-28T18:17:54Z")

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How can I have the user define a global variable via an input/ dynamic box?

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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: [September 28, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/user-defined-variables/65675/2 "2004-09-28T19:31:30Z")

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set the property _variable_ in the property inspector to the name of your variable? :h:

Prophet.