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I am using flash 5. and i want to make it so i can just update a *.txt file and it will edit my flash txt. Just have the text file read the txt from a *.txt file. i have fooled around with some of the tutorials.. but it never seems to work... Please some one give me a good working tutorials or just give me some help on how to do this
Thanks
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Hi...
It's pretty easy...First, create a text field on stage. In the Text Options panel, select Dynamic Text, and give it a variable name (ie: text).
Then, add a frame or button action to load the text...
loadVariables("text.txt",0);
Then, create the text file. It should look something like this:
text=whatever text you want goes here
Note that you need to begin the file with the same variable name that you gave your text field.Save this as text.txt. Upload the text file and the SWF to the same directory and it should work...
Hope this helps,
K>
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i tried this out and just got a blank text field...
if you can get it to work i'd definitely like to know how...
(by the way, you may want to change the settings for the dynamic text field to multiline with text wrap .... (just an assumption))
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Hello deadbeat!
text=whatever text you want goes here
the book mentioned that the text files should be formatted like this
&text=this+is+text
it works with just regular text looking like that? the AS Guide mentioned that the text needs to follow some specific format that looks like the CGI format 'ECM something something'
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the loadVariables works if you load it on to a named movieclip:
loadVariable ("yourtext.txt","_root.amovieclip")
and then on that movieclip have a Dynamic text field (multi line, word wrap) with the same variable name as the one use at the begining of your text file.
hope this helps
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None of these are working.. can some one please claify this.. how to make this work exactly.. with some step by step help.. Please that would be great
Thanks
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let say you create a movieclip called textMC
It should have a DYNAMIC TEXT FIELD with a variable name for the textfield, say 'myVariables'
Put that MC on the stage, give it a INSTANCE NAME, say textMOVIE.
Create a button which will:
on (Release){
loadVariables ("anything.txt", "_root.textMovie");
}
I am sure this will work for you!
All you have to make sure is that your TXT file contains the variable name of the your Dynamic Text Field:
myVariables=text......text...text....
AND that the text file is saved as textMovie.txt.
If you are uploading this SWF on the internet, the file path must contain the FULL URL. So in the above example:
on (Release)}
loadVaribles "http://www.domainname.com/anything.txt","_root.textMovie");
}
When you're trying this out on your PC the full file path does not need to be entered as long as bithe SWF & the TXT file is in the same folder.
Good Luck
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these are not working because in the text file you must add
text=
and the very top for flash to know what to import
and the actions i used are
frame 1( Load )
loadVariablesNum ("/~boomers/text.txt", 0);
frame 2
if (text ne "") {
gotoAndPlay ("end");
}
frame 3
gotoAndPlay ("load");
frame 4 (end)
(this is the frame with the text field in it)
stop ();
this should do it
and for scroll buttons
up
on (press) {
text.scroll = text.scroll-2;
}
down
on (press) {
text.scroll = Number(text.scroll)+2;
}
thats it any Q ask me
(there is an example of this on my menu page!!)
[Edited by irlmarc on 04-18-2001 at 07:45 PM]
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Excellent!
I've just been trying to figure out how to create a dynamic text field inside a movieclip that reads from a .txt file! Your posts here have been really helpful, thanks!
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THANKs a bunch for this.. it worked perfect thanks alot
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No problem just you must includ the
Text=
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Originally posted by irlmarc
No problem just you must includ the
Text=
on your second line of text in the txt file it should read
&text2=place your text here
&text3=
&text4=
Thats if you have named the textfields in your flash
text2
text3
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no no no you just need the first text=
i use just the text= once
here is an example
text= 03/Apr/2001:18:34:09
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this is the last thing i posted and you just need the thing once
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