Dynamic Text Invisible

[promises]

Why is it that when I place dynamic text into a movie clip it doesn't work. I just copy and paste it from the root where it does work. How can I get around that?

I need the text to load into this text box that will be inside a movieclip scroller.

[timothye]

so hhow are you loading this text indie this mc ?
loadVars (),
or ?
and what is the instance name of the textField .?
cheers

[promises]

Frame 1:

var myVars = new LoadVars();
myVars.onLoad = function(ok) {
	if (ok) {
		holdermc.box1.text = myVars.var1;
		holdermc.box2.text = myVars.var2;
	}
};
myVars.load("data.asp");

Frame 1 holdermc movie clip:

onClipEvent (data) {
	Software = Software;
	Numbers = Numbers;
}
onClipEvent (load) {
	loadVariables("data.asp", this);
}

Insde holdermc movieclip are two text fields: variable names = Software & Numbers. No instance names.


All works well in this format.

However, I want to bury it sort of deep in this scroller I've got.
http://www.coe.unt.edu/gal/newsites/flash/software.swf

[kortex]

How are you setting the text with no intance names. Did you set a variable for the textfields?

[promises]

Yeah, totally sorry...forgot to paste that.

onEnterFrame = function () {
	var software_array = Software.split("|");
	var numbers_array = Numbers.split("|");
	
	Software = "";
	Numbers = "";
	for(var i=0;i<software_array.length && i<numbers_array.length;i++) {
	   Software = Software + software_array[i] + "\n";
	   Numbers = Numbers + numbers_array[i] + "\n";
	}
};

[kortex]

You are doing this on enter frame? It may just be that you are updating so often you never get to see the text since it would try to update everytime the clip enetered a frame. Not sure if this is it.

Also, can I assume that in the properties panel for these text fields that you have them set to dynamic and you have specified that the value for the text is "Software" for one and "Numbers" for the other in the variable field?

Otherwise, I dont see where you are telling the textfields to display any text.

[promises]

I attached the file I'm working with.

Both text fields are labeled with the correct variable names. The enter frame idea may just be what I need to change. I'll check it out.

[kortex]

Without the data.asp i dont get to see much.

[promises]

<%
    Set DataConn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
    DataConn.Open "Driver=Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb);DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("software.mdb")

    Set cmdTemp = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
    Set rstSoftwareList = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

    cmdTemp.CommandText = "Select * From SoftwareList"
    cmdTemp.CommandType = 1
    Set cmdTemp.ActiveConnection = DataConn

    rstSoftwareList.Open cmdTemp, , 1, 3

    rstSoftwareList.Move CLng(Request("Record"))
	
	if not rstSoftwareList.eof then
	software=Server.URLEncode(rstSoftwareList("Software"))
	numbers=Server.URLEncode(rstSoftwareList("numbers"))
	end if
	
	do while not rstSoftwareList.eof
    software=software& "|" &Server.URLEncode(rstSoftwareList("Software"))
    numbers=numbers& "|" &Server.URLEncode(rstSoftwareList("numbers"))
	rstSoftwareList.MoveNext
	loop    
    
    Response.write "Software=" & software & "&"
    Response.write "Numbers=" & numbers & "&"
    
    rstSoftwareList.Close
    DataConn.Close
%>

[promises]

I've got to head out right now, so I hope I've given you everything I can. I really really appreciate your help. Thanks a lot.

[kortex]

LOL, ok so you are connecting to a database with ASP. Well without the database, then even the ASP will do me no good.

I looked at the texfield. You seem to have the variables correct. You had an instance name for numbers, but not one for software, not that it sould make a difference since you set the variables. I would look into the enter frame thing as you may just be updating it too often.

[promises]

But it just doesn't make sense that everything loads correctly outside of the moveclip. You shouldn't need the database because there is proof that it works...just not inside of another movie clip.

[kortex]

wait wait on what level are these variables declared the _root? Change the variable values in the properties panel to _root.Software and _root.Numbers since the clip is nested it is probably looking for the variables within the clip and not on the root.