selecting a TextInput from within a symbol

[cosmicbdog]

I can't access my TextInput...

I have a symbol, inside contains the following code:

createClassObject(mx.controls.TextInput, "subscribeInput", 1, {text:""});
subscribeInput.setSize(198, 27);
subscribeInput.move(18,9);

This produces an input field in my movie symbol.

Problem: I can't set focus on the TextInput, as though I can't access the elements inside the symbol.

what am I missing? how can I make that TextInput able to be interacted with while its inside that clip?

[cosmicbdog]

I've tried:

subscribeInput.onRollOver = function() {
subscribeInput.setFocus();
}

And:

createChildAtDepth("subscribeInput", DepthManager.kTop);


No cigar! It seems to work when I don't try this inside a symbol and just print the input from the first frame above everything else. this just isn't convenience for how I envisage my form that can move around, not just appear.

[cosmicbdog]

my subscribe widget is like the search link on this forum. only its like going to click on that input field and it doesn't start blinking with the typing curser *sad face*

[MrMadison]

Link or a file you could show us?

[cosmicbdog]

[link sent in private]

[MrMadison]

Alright!
I'll take a look at it when I get off this crappy computer...