Quick thing about Text files

Hey,

This is probably an easy question. Ok say you have a text file that contains simply this:

comment1=0

Now in Flash, at the click of a button, you want to store inside a variable, the number contained inside the text file but added by one. So in this case, it would store instead of a zero, a one.

So when you click the button, it would be something like:

code:

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on (release) {

	myText = new LoadVars();

	myText.onLoad = function() {

		numberComment = this.comment1;

		inputComment = numberComment+1;

	};

	myText.load("text files/commentVariable.txt");

}

---

But when I run it, it just simply puts a zero (the number stored inside the text file) with a one beside it.

Any thoughts ?

Hi Osteel. I'm not sure if I am having a hard time understanding what you're saying or if you really do have it reversed. But here is what I would do.I normally make Movie clips into buttons but I will do it both ways since I see a button handler.

With a Movie clip doubling as a button
//GIVE THE BUTTON AN INSTANCE NAME OF myText
//GIVE THE DYNAMIC TEXT FIELD THE VARIABLE comment1

Quote:

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var comment1:Number = 0;
_root.myText.onPress = function(){
_root.comment1++;
}

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With a Button Instance
//GIVE THE DYNAMIC TEXT FIELD THE VARIABLE comment1

Quote:

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//ON THE MAIN TIMELINE
var comment1:Number = 0;
//ON THE BUTTON ITSELF
on (Release){
_root.comment1++;
}

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With that you should be set. I am not really familiar with your coding though. have you been in actionscript since the beggining??

Hey Soig,

I know how to increment values in Flash, Ive been using Flash for about two years just learning things as I go.

No, the problem Im facing is grabbing a variable from the text file, and then incrementing that value by one inside a variable contained in flash. I thought I knew how, but it seems its not working :p

Oh well, its more of a curiousity then a problem I suppose.

Hi Osteel... Ive this same problem and the solution for this is converting the string variable to number with Number(); object...

something like..

System.useCodepage = true;
loadVarsText = new LoadVars();
loadVarsText.load("data.txt");
loadVarsText.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
p1 = new Number(this.variable1);
}
p++
};

but dont work!!! .... tell me if you can make it.

rgallegos@aurea,

you are correct and close. This will work :)

PHP Code:

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on (release) {
    myText = new LoadVars ();
    myText.onLoad = function () {
        numberComment = Number(this.comment1);
        inputComment = numberComment+1;
        trace(inputComment);
    };
    myText.load ("commentVariable.txt");
} 


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Thanks cancerinform but only show "NaN"in the output window... dont understand.

Strange. I made a file with a movieclip as button and used that script, which is shown. The trace was 01 without using the datatyping and 1 with datatyping. What is your script and what is your text file? Are you publishing as Flash 8?

how do i make the following code work when I press a button, right now it is set start on load. another thing is for some reason I can't get it to scroll like I have my other text boxes.

Quote:

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var myStyle:TextField.StyleSheet = new TextField.StyleSheet();
myStyle.load("sample.css");
my_txt.styleSheet = myStyle;

my_txt.multiline= true;
my_txt.wordWrap = true;
my_txt.html = true;

var story:XML = new XML();
story.ignoreWhite = true;
story.load("sample.html");
story.onLoad = function () {
my_txt.htmlText = story;
}

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I tested your script with the UIScrollbar and it worked fine for me. How does your XML (HTML) file look like.

Hello, my script is in first action frame:

lvs = new LoadVars();
lvs.onLoad = function() {
p1 = Number(this.variable1);
p2 = p1+1;
trace(p2);
};
lvs.load("data.txt");

and my data.txt :

&variable1=5

thats all... the result is NaN again...

.....and yes Im publishing in Flash 8

I tested in a browser with settings access network only and I get NaN. Go to publish - settings and change to access local files only, then it should work (I giuess). :)

in my publish settings window appear "Local Playback Security: Acces local files only".. and it don´t work yet.

This is strange. When I publish using Flash 8 it actually always works, no matter what is the setting. Only in browsers I found out you need to change settings. Can you post your fla.

this is the fla

Solved. It was your text file, which gave the problem. You need to write the 2 vars without white space: :)

&variable1=5&variable2=9

ITS TRUE!!!!!

Thank you!