[dixon]

can anyone tell me how to load a external text file into flash?

[mid-ori]

have a look at this

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/m...ynamictext.htm

[dixon]

yer i seen that but i dont want to use a button.

[mid-ori]

have you tried just taking the 'on (release)' function out of the code and seeing if it works.

[dixon]

nope because i dont know where to put the actions
would it work if i just shove it in the 1st frame?

[mid-ori]

yeah it should do.

[dixon]

excellent! thanks mate!

[dixon]

oh i forgot to ask what about if i wanted to load values from a text file?

[mid-ori]

sorry i aint quite sure, if you don't get a reply here, best to ask the question on kirupa forum, or http://www.flashdevils.com/

[flatcat]

_root.loadVariables("yourTextFile.txt");

put that in one of your frames and that will load your text file to your flash movie

you can load different variables into flash by separating with an & sign, for example:

myName=David Ronnie&myWebSite=http://www.theflattestcat.com

you can do this as many times as you like, just making sure that you place an & before the next variable name you like as that is how flash interprets a new variable name, then all you do to call it is go:

_root.myName or _root.myWebSite

[Brown]

Originally Posted by flatcat

you can load different variables into flash by separating with an & sign, for example:

myName=David Ronnie&myWebSite=http://www.theflattestcat.com

you can do this as many times as you like, just making sure that you place an & before the next variable name you like as that is how flash interprets a new variable name, then all you do to call it is go:

_root.myName or _root.myWebSite

until you're working with a dynamic site where you're passing queries within the url - then you'll have to load xml not txt.

[dixon]

thanks guys!
but is there a way to make the imported text anti alias?

[flatcat]

Originally Posted by Brown

until you're working with a dynamic site where you're passing queries within the url - then you'll have to load xml not txt.

Indeed, but he asked about passing values through a text file