Positioning a movie clip using external variables.

[aitukltd2]

Hi,

I'm trying to position a movie clip inside a flash movie using variables stored in a text file.

I'm using a php file to write and then read from a text file. This all works fine and my flash movie is able to do both these things.

However when I try to use the variables to position the X and Y values of the movie clip, I'm unable to do so. the movie just wont pick up the variables that are in the movie (I can see the values of one_xpos and one_ypos in text fields in the movie so they ARE being read and ARE in the movie).


The first thing I've been doing is loading the variables 'one_xpos' and 'one_ypos' using a php file:

loadVariablesNum("http://www.website.com/folder/messageboards/php_text.php", 0);

I've then made sure the variables are numbers:
one_xpos = Number(one_xpos);
one_ypos = Number(one_ypos);

I've then tried to use these two variables to set the position of the movie clip:

setProperty("01", _x, one_xpos);
setProperty("01", _y, one_ypos);


this doesn't work for some reason.

When I don't load the variables but instead give one_xpos and give one_ypos values inside the movie it works and moves my movie clip!!

This is so frustrating please help.

Cheers
Ben.

[gparis]

Hi,
2 things:

1)You need to make sure the variables are loaded before calling them.
You can use onClipEvent(data) but you are loading on _level0 so, unless you work with MX (where you can use the onData function for _level0) that would mean changing where the vars are loaded.
Or you can add a variable on the external file (for example: &loaded=true& ) and check whether that var exists.

2) to convert the string back to a number use parseInt:
one_xpos = parseInt(one_xpos);
one_ypos = parseInt(one_ypos);

gparis

[aitukltd2]

Bonjour Paris,

merci beaucoup!! c'est bon!!! It works thank you SO, SO, SO, SO much.
I used both your suggestions and they both work perfectly. My work mate and I had been struggling with this one for quite some time.

Thanks again.

[gparis]

Bienvenue / You're welcome

gparis