Output current frame in a textbox on stage.

title says it, how do i acheive this?

assign an instance name to your textfield (eg, tf) and use:
tf.text=_currentframe; // if tf is on the timeline of the movieclip whose frame number you want to display
whenever you want to update the tf's display. if you need to update it repeatedly, use an onEnterFrame loop.

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x

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