How to set a dynamic text variable to the object name?

[Matt Farley]

Lets say I have a dynamic text box, inside the OVER frame of a button named 'RedButton', and I want to set it's Var: value to the parent button name: RedButton.  But instead of typing "RedButton" in the properties Var: section, I want to use something like "<parent.button.name> So I can duplicate the button and rename it to BlueButton, OrangeButton, etc, and the attached dynamic text's variables will automatically be changed to "OrangeButton" etc.  I hope this is clear  Any help?

Thanks!
-Matt

[Jorge Solis]

Hi

Put a MovieClip in the OVER state with a dinamic textfield inside the MC. In the first frame of the MC (dinamic textfield with instance name "myName") use this code:

myName.text=_parent._name

Then the textfield should show the name you give the button

Jorge