Re: FLASH: array trouble

[Helen Triolo]

Yes, that's what I was saying.  But thinking about it a bit more, I

think my idea isn't so great.  Flash may barf on such a big string for

one variable, and the split method is really slow.  Probably your

original way is better, using a text file with

soundpress0=55555&soundpress1=44444&...soundpress899=33333.


Then after you've read in the 900 variables, you could put them into an

array with


  aSounds = new Array(900);

  for (i=0; i<900; i++) {

    aSounds[i] = _root["soundpress"+i];

  }


You would still access the array elements as aSounds[thiselement].


Regards,

Helen


Ruben Mafura wrote:

> 

> ..So waht you say is,...import the complete string of values and place it

> into an array, number by numer, using the split-property?

> 

> Very refreshing idea!,...i've experimenting with the old textfile setup for

> quite some time.

> I'll give it a try.

> 

> ManY  ManY ThenX!!!

> I'll let you know when i get it to work.

> 

> GreetingZ

> RuupY

> 

> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Helen Triolo [designeri-technica [dot] com (mailto:designeri-technica [dot] com)]

> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 4:12 PM

>

To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: Re: FLASH: array trouble

> 

> RuupY,

> 

> You could make this easier with a text file with these contents:

> 

>   soundpress=12034,13501,etc

> 

> and then after you do LoadVariables on the text file (and make sure the

> variable has loaded by adding a 2-frame loop to cycle until soundpress

> ne ""), you'll have a string variable named soundpress, which you can

> turn into an array with:

> 

>   aSounds = soundpress.split(",");

> 

> To reference an element of the array, you'd just use

> aSounds[thiselement] (which will be something like 13501).  Does that

> give you what you need?

>


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