calling input text

im having some trouble calling an input text box named message. this box is in a movie clip and one of the frames in the movie clip has this code:

message = substring(text, 1, i);

but it's not working!!

do i need a _root somewhere or what, makes sence to me, but maybe im wrong.

-thanks

Can we see an FLA?

If you call it from the main timeline you need to access message over the movieclip.

movieclipName.message = substring(text, 1, i);

If you call it from inside another movieclip this is correct:


_root.movieclipName.message = substring(text, 1, i);

that didn't work
:(

we need to see the fla then. It is obviously a different problem.