dynamic text boxes within movie clips

[eyecircus]

i cant seem to get external data into a text box located inside a movie clip...

please hep me!!

thanks
c

[oldnewbie]

Post your code or better attach your .fla.

[dainbramaged]

Let's say you load your data into the root timeline with a variable: text="This is a test." Then you have a dynamic text box inside a movie clip. You assign the text variable to that clip and nothing shows up. My first guess without seeing the file is that you need to make sure the variable is accessible. Try _root.text (replace with your path and variable).

If that's not it, I'm inclined to agree...gotta post a sample.

Good Luck,
Dain

[oldnewbie]

... external data... From the original post let me to believe that the variable was loaded from a text file. What was used to load the text file is what I was getting at!

[eyecircus]

i am trying to get the text into mc pop_up...this is the only one I have i have set up for dynamic text. It is the top_left instance. you can see that there should be selectable dynamic text there...i just cant get it to show up.

thanks


c



ahhhh shucks my file is too big to send.
can i email it it is 356k zipped.

[eyecircus]

thanks fellows! i got it... it was _root.text example.
Thanks
c