onClipEvent (load) { function dynamicTextField(boxName,PostitionX,PositionY,Width,Height,Content) { this.createTextField("txt"+boxName, 1, (PostitionX), (PositionY), (Width), (Height) ); //here it works i guess my_txt.multiline = true; my_txt.wordWrap = true; my_txt.border = true; var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); my_fmt.color = 0xFF0000; my_fmt.underline = true; "txt"+boxName.text = Content; // error here it doesnt. i think i need just the right syntax my_txt.setTextFormat(my_fmt); } dynamicTextField("box1","10","10","200","50","Hallo") }