ActionScript 2.0 :: Naming Instance Of A Text Field Inside A Button?

Mar 12, 2011

I have a problem with a button.It has 4 keyframe and a text field with the same instance name "myText".I use this button in a MC, and its instance name is "myBtn".I'm trying to change myText with actionscript in the MC without any results.Debugging it I find a text field insiede this button named "instance6", so i think there is some problem with instance name.

I trying with:
trace(myBtn.myText);
and it says "undefined"!

How can i correctly give instance name to this text field?Is there any way to find out the name of the instance of an object (the text field) knowing the instance name of its parent (the button)?

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