Different versions of the Flash player on each machine? Also, shouldn't you set textArea.htmlText not textArea.text?
Also, could be differences in performance of the machines - you may have to wait for the object to be completely instantiated. Jason Merrill Bank of America Enterprise Technology & Global Risk L&LD Instructional Technology & Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog & subscribe. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lehr, Theodore M (N-SGIS) Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 3:34 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] code acting differently I have this simple code: createClassObject(mx.controls.TextArea, "textArea", 0, {editable:false, html:true, wordWrap:true, vScrollPolicy:"auto"}); textArea.setSize(250, 225); textArea.move(25, 50); textArea.text = "<b>Content 1</b><br><br>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Integer vitae quam. Aliquam vestibulum. Curabitur nibh eros, tincidunt eu, imperdiet non, pulvinar vel, pede. Cras scelerisque, neque non fermentum suscipit, nulla nisl varius risus, <br><br>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Integer vitae quam. Aliquam vestibulum. Curabitur nibh eros, tincidunt eu, imperdiet non, pulvinar vel, pede. Cras scelerisque, neque non fermentum suscipit, nulla nisl varius risus, <br><br>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Integer vitae quam. Aliquam vestibulum. Curabitur nibh eros, tincidunt eu, imperdiet non, pulvinar vel, pede. Cras scelerisque, neque non fermentum suscipit, nulla nisl varius risus, <br><br>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, Integer vitae quam. Aliquam vestibulum. Curabitur nibh eros, tincidunt eu, imperdiet non, pulvinar vel, pede. Cras scelerisque, neque non fermentum suscipit, nulla nisl varius risus, "; trace(textArea); On one machine it works fine and textArea traces to _level0.textArea On another machine it does not work and textArea is undefined... is there something I am missing to be able to create the object? _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

