title: Can't get dynamic text to show update in flash, but trace works
body: <p>I'm using text that is set to "dynamic text".</p>
  
  <p>In actionscript 3 I tried:</p>
  
  <pre><code>    instancename.text = "abc";
      trace(instancename.text);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Trace returns "abc" when I test the movie but the appearance of the text doesn't change.</p>
  
  <p>In action script 2 I tried:</p>
  
  <pre><code>    var1 = "abc";
      instance1._text = "def";
      trace(var1 + instance1._text);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Trace returns "abcdef" when I test the movie but the appearance of the text doesn't change.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>