extract first letter from input text

you're welcome

works - GWD -thanks a lot!

What exactly are you trying to do, and what are the names of the textfields? Let's start again with that.

I think what you want to do is have a second dynamic textfield show the first letter of whatever is typed in the first, right?

If you have two textfields

Input textfield, instance Name: myName
Dynamic textfield, instance Name: dynamout

then all you need in the frame code is this:
myName.onChanged = function() {
dynamout.text=this.text.substr(0,1);
}

is dynamout another textfield? If yes:
dynamout.text=letter

this doesnt work:
input text instance named: input
dymaic text instance named: dynamout.
what im doing wrong?


_root.onEnterFrame = function () {

letter = input.text.substr(0,1);
dynamout = letter;

};

//output: undefined

this works:
nam = "rembo";

_root.onEnterFrame = function () {
letter = nam.substr(0,1);
dynamout = letter;

};
// output: r

how are you getting your input text.

if its the old style and 'name' is a variable associated with an input text field ( I don't use this) then it should work, so long as name is not being used as a variable somewhere else.

if your input field instance is called name, then you need to use
letter = name.text.substr(0,1);

thanks, but doesnt seems to work with input txt

letter = name.substr(0,1);

or

letter =name.split("")[0];