# VB Placing Letters in a Dynamic Text Field Trigger an Event?

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**Created:** [January 2, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vb-placing-letters-in-a-dynamic-text-field-trigger-an-event/247997 "2008-01-02T17:21:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vb-placing-letters-in-a-dynamic-text-field-trigger-an-event/247997/1 "2008-01-02T17:21:28Z")

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Hi,

I’m a newbie creating a simple (so I thought) program using Visual Basics and Flash CS3.

I am trying to get Flash to load and play a movie clip when Visual Basics places a letter “c” in a Dynamic Text Field in Flash.

I got Flash to display the letter “c” Visual Basics placed in the dynamic text feld, but how do I get Flash to see that letter as a variable? Also, once it sees it as a variable how do I get it to trigger an event? I don’t want a mouse click or keyboard click, I just want Flash to load the appropriate movie clip and play it once Flash receives the letter. Is this possible?

If anybody can help, I would appreciate it. Thank you.