Loading Text files into a dynamic text field

[bandwagon]

How do you do it?

[Jls2K]

Your dynamic text field will have a variable name. You simply create a file, call it something like file.txt, then enter this information:

text=blah blah blah

(this assumes your text field variable is called 'text'). Then you use this code in Flash:

loadVariablesNum ("file.txt", 0);

This will load your variable into Flash, and it should then show up in the text field.

Cheers

Jesse

[bandwagon]

See, thats what i thought, only at the bit which says "this will load your variable into flash", it didnt. any idea why? oh, if itll help, the text field is in an MC.

[bandwagon]

Ok, please help. i really need this to work... The text box is buried deep within an MC, which contains many MC's, etc etc, and eventually you get to the text box. The button is in as different MC. This idea works in theory, but something in the MC's is causing it not to load, so please - can anyone help!??

[bandwagon]

Help!

[Jls2K]

If your text is within an MC then you will need to give the correct path. Say you have an MC on the main stage with the instance name of 'mc1' and then within that another with the instance name of 'mc2' then within that is your text field 'text', instead of doing:

text=blah blah blah

you must include the path:

_root.mc1.mc2.text=blah blah blah

Cheers

Jesse