Re: FLASH: Dynamic TextField

[Robert Bleeker]

Hi Scott,


sound like you added the second key frame before naming the text field???


Make sure text field has the variable name "TextField" in both frames! And

make sure it is on the same timeline as where you are setting the action

"set variable".


Robert



on 7/7/00 11:38 AM, Scott Raven at

scottomscs [dot] com

 wrote:


> I am trying to accomplish a simple change in the displayed text in a

> textfield, and having no luck.

> I drop a textfield on the stage in the first frame.

> I type in "text"  and set the properties diasable editing and disable

> selection.

> I insert a second frame, and in the action dialogue I

> SetVariable: "TextField" = "new text"

> 

> Hit play and --  no dice. Help?

>

-- Scott Raven, scottomscs [dot] com on 07/06/2000 at 6:38:24 PM

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