Re: [flasher] load external text file into flash 5 movie

[Muzak]

You'll find the button on the right side, under Actions > loadvariables.


in the left panel it should look like this:


//load variables into level0 (the main timeline)

loadVariablesNum ("your_textfile.txt", 0);



//load variables into MC, instancename = mc_target

loadVariables ("your_textfile.txt", "mc_target");


You can write the action by hand, by clicking on the arrow at the top-right of the actions panel and switch to 'expert mode'

(CTRL+E). You can swithc back and forth between expert and normal mode (CTRL+N).


hth,

Muzak



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From: "Susanne Everson" <

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Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 7:28 PM

Subject: [flasher] load external text file into flash 5 movie



> Hi all -

>

> Does anyone have a quickie tute on how to load an external text file into a

> flash 5 movie?

>

> All the tutorials I see are for flash 4...and i think the actionscript is a

> little different. One flash 4 tutorial says the load variable is "hidden" in

> the load movie action...but i don't think that's true for flash 5. I

> especially need to know which "Action" button to press on the left side of

> the action panel to get the correct Action sequence on the right side of the

> panel. Should the location be level or target?

>

>

> Gee, I wish I could just write the action code by hand instead of searching

> for the right "action" buttons.

>

> Sue