Some Flash Questions

New to actionscript (mx), and what tutorials I went over so far aren't answering some of my questions. My google results turned up crap, though I may be shy of some good keywords.

A variable made from an input text, I want to be part of a string.
(example for php: echo 'Hello '.$name.'!; )

I have more questions, but I'm gunna keep at work and see if I can understand more before I ask 'em.

lol, seems like not to many people are into flash. took me awhile but I believe this works:

if you already dont know programming shortcuts

var = "hello";
var += ",my name is...";

having the += will simply add onto the var the new piece of string...

try using the actionscript and flash forum for any flash related queries