Re: FLASH: Return a string of a variable name???? - code check

[Muzak]

You have to evaluate the 'instanceFieldName'.

The way you have it now, Flash thinks it's an MC instance name, instead of a variable value, so this will probably work:


 instanceFieldName = "matterNumsField";

 _root[varN2+i][instanceFieldName]=_root.loadVariablesM.pVarName;


hth,

Muzak


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Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 10:45 PM

Subject: FLASH: Return a string of a variable name???? - code check



>

> Adding to Musak's helpful post and others, let me add to my second question

> again a different way, getting at the heart of the problem.

>

> Why does the following work:

>

> _root[varN2+i].matterNumsField=_root.loadVariablesM.pVarName;

>

> but this doesn't:

>

> instanceFieldName = "matterNumsField";

> _root[varN2+i].instanceFieldName=_root.loadVariablesM.pVarName;

>

> (where "instanceFieldName" is the name of the dynamic text field in MC

> instance varN2+i)

>

> ???

>

> Jason Merrill

> Multimedia/Courseware Developer @ ELF, Issaquah, WA

> 425.369.5214

> SerengetiUS.com  - "Where Law Does Business"




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