# Using input text in movie clip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-input-text-in-movie-clip/38015>\
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**Created:** [December 17, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-input-text-in-movie-clip/38015 "2003-12-17T07:42:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![pipspeak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pipspeak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pipspeak)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-input-text-in-movie-clip/38015/1 "2003-12-17T07:42:58Z")

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OK, I’m going to start from scratch on this one… my troubleshooting has totally confused me.

In one scene I have an input text box, variable name “inputTextBox”. Using the onRelease command and a button I want to capture this text for use later on. This is what I have tried using:

on (release) {  
\_root.textVar = \_root.inputTextBox.text;  
gotoAndPlay(“Scene 2”, 1);  
}

I want to use this text in a dynamic text box within a movie clip (instance name “movie1”) in the next scene. I’ve tried calling the text in every imaginable way to no avail. What AS or variable string do I need to use in the movie clip to get this text to show up?

Any help appreciated.