Yes but I tried doing so: url = nil function create_dialog() dlg = vlc.dialog("vlc download videos") dlg:add_label("Enter the URL of the video you want to download.", 1, 1, 4, 1) dlg:add_label("<b>URL:</b>", 1, 2, 1, 1) local item = vlc.input.item() url = dlg:add_text_i...