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I'm using SwiffCanvas to load varibles to a text file - http://www.swifftools.com. It loads all varibles in your movie to a text file. You can specify the name of the text file and make it save to a...

Can you build a varible that doesn't already exist? For example, a user enters a "Jim" for the varble ID and flash uses concatonates the text "user" to the varible "id" ("user" & Id) to build a new...

Has anyone tried to have the user define the file name that they will save to in SwiffTools? I can click on a button and save to a defined local file, but I would like the user to input the filename....

Thanks - that would be helpful. I'm glad to see your here @ FlashKit! Nice program, by the way. The demo file is very helpful.

(1)The folks at SwiffTools wrote to me and said:

.. you can work around this using the "LaunchPath" variable from the "SwiffCANVAS.dat" file that is placed in the temp.
directory on every...

I think this is because SwiffCanvas runs from a random temp directory:

I've had similar problems with SwiffCanvas: I can load varibles from a text file until I build the file in SwiffCanvas. I...

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Ok - Loading the data isn't a problem, but I can't get it to save. This is what I'm doing:

First, to keep things simple, I created a button that defined "variablename" as "value"...

Thanks - sounds like a plan.

Ok ... if that's the best way to do it - I'm ready to start. But, first, I have a few questions:

1. How do I get Flash to talk to / run the cgi scripts?
2. Can I use cgi to make flash talk to...

Very nice. Two very minor things - only because your asking for it ;)

Something about the horses back distracts me - is it just a bit too long compared to its stomach. Also, on my monitor I see...

Well, your ahead of me. Can you give me some details on how you write to a text file in windows? I don't know where to begin.

Thanks,

Jeff
jpitcher@ithaca.edu

Hello,

I know it can be done ... but I'm really stuck. How do you save varibles to a local text file? The only thing that has worked for me is "SwiffCanvas" but when I use that, I can't load the...

I'm saving and loading to a txt file and I think I'm going to use SwiffCanvas to do the job: http://www.swifftools.com

I need SwiffCanvas to load the text file and it works using the following...

I think your right. I can't even imagine this one - let alone figure out the syntax. However, I think I have a solution: The movie is going to run local - each time a user creates a profile, it saves...

At the root of this, I'd like to save user scores on local projector. I think I'm going to use SwiffCANVAS to save the results to a text file. I am goig to call the data I save from the text file (I...

(I posted a duplicate message in "scripting and backend" by mistake... I think this is the right place for this problem.)

Ok, I'm stuck. I am creating a quiz and assigning score varibles by...

Ok, I'm stuck. I am creating a quiz and assigning score varibles by releasing buttons.

Question/Score
Q1 = 1
Q2 = 0
Q3 = 2

I want to add up the score and display it as a total. What's a...

Thanks for the detailed response. That makes sense - I'm going to try it now. - Jeff

Hi. How can I get flash to swap / display a different button based on a variable? lets say I have a four question quiz with four buttons on the right side that corespond to each question.

If the...

I need to invoke many sounds on rollover. I know I can assign a sound to a button when I creat the button, but I want to create one button and script different sounds. I imagined I would do something...

Yes - how do you get Flash to send data to a text file -- that's the Holy Grail for me. I'm trying to get Flash to save info in a text file. I'm working on an educational game that can be run w/o a...