Loading images with partial directory?

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

Here is something that can help you look for and load the correct image from the correct folder on a daily basis.

paste this into a new fla and see what happens

var TheAlpha:Number = 70;

function GetImage()
{
    // Declare New Date
    Today = new Date();
    // Number Month
    Months = ["01", "02", "03", "04", "05", "06", "07", "08", "09", "10", "11", "12"];
    CurrentMonth = Months[Today.getMonth()];
    // Get Day Number
    CurrentDay = Today.getDate();
    // Get Year
    CurrentYear = Today.getFullYear();
    // Folder Month
    FolderMonths = ["jan", "feb", "mar", "apr", "may", "jun", "jul", "aug", "sep", "oct", "nov", "dec"];
    CurrentFolder = FolderMonths[Today.getMonth()];
    // Display Date
    DateNow = CurrentDay + CurrentMonth + CurrentYear;
    trace("Todays date formatted: " + DateNow);
    // Display Folder to get image from with name
    FolderNow = "images/" + CurrentFolder + "/" + DateNow + "." + TheAlpha + ".jpg";
    trace("Folder and image to get: " + FolderNow);
    // load respective image
    //loadMovie(FolderNow, P140108.empty_mc);
    //this.P140108._alpha = (TheAlpha);
}
// Initially call function to get date ect
GetImage();
// Check for new date, currently set at every 1 hour
GetNew = setInterval(GetImage, 3600000); 

this currently does not load an image (it can) because I am not sure if you will always be using the same empty movieclip to load into and I'm not sure if you are wanting the dates you have already written down (140108, I assume is 14th /Jan / 2008) ? or current dates ?