RE: FLASH: Flash app test - cascading nav (v2.0)

[Jeremie EVRARD]

Thanks for your reply Nathan.

No problem, I totaly understand that some of our knowledge has to keep ours.

...but I have to try asking : your cascading nav is a great and interesting

technical job.

I'll try to make my own.

Thanks again.


Jérémie.

jevrarduniversinformatique [dot] fr

UNIVERS Informatique

http://www.universinformatique.fr

22, rue Pétrelle

75009 Paris


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De: Nathan Dicken [SMTP:ndickenfusionary [dot] com]

> Date:	jeudi 13 avril 2000 14:57

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À: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Objet:	RE: FLASH: Flash app test - cascading nav (v2.0)

> 

> Hi Jérémie,

> 

> The text files load when the Load Variables command is called within the

> Flash movie.  When this script is called from Flash, the text files are

> imported and the playhead stalls until all the variables are loaded from

> that specific text file.  Esentially, one line of code completes before

> going on to the following line.  The text files are loaded into the

> browser

> cache but through the way the Flash file is structured, it goes through a

> complete rebuild as the browser page reloads or as you leave and revisit

> the page.  This includes importing the text file variables every time.

> I'm

> currently working on faster methods to import these text files but still

> sticking to using text files as they are easy to read and update.

> 

> As far as lending out the .fla, I must say thanks for asking but this one

> I

> must keep private.  However, I'd be happy to answer any of your questions

> about the Flash file structure or overall concepts in how it works.  Hope

> you understand...  :)

> 

> Thanks again for checking this out and for you comments and if I can be of

> any more help just let me know.

> 

> Nathan Dicken

> Fusionary Media

> 

> 

> >Hi Nathan,

> >

> >I'd like to know how you ensure the TXT file is fully loaded before the

> >animation continues ???

> >and also how you force the TXTfiles reload from the server to the client

> >because I've made tests wich shows that if the TXT is in the client

> cache,

> >it is never reloaded from the server ???

> >I apologize for my bad english.

> >Thanks.

> >

> >Is there a chance to get the .fla ??

> >

> >(About 40 seconds for me to  load on a PC IE5 and a real bad connection.)

> >

> >Jérémie.

>

>jevrarduniversinformatique [dot] fr

> >

> >UNIVERS Informatique

> >http://www.universinformatique.fr

> >22, rue Pétrelle

> >75009 Paris

> 

> 

> >> >

> >> >http://www.fusionary.com/flashdemos/cascading_nav/

> >>

> 

> 

> 

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