[MX04] Unable to get LoadVars to use array reference to loaded variable

Hi,

I would like to display some text that I have loaded into a movie through the “”LoadVars” object. I am able to do this if I “hardwire” the name of the variable to be picked up on in the loaded .txt file, but not if I use a reference to the variable by looping through an array holding the variable names used in all the files to be loaded in.

So in other words this will work:

Code:

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_root.past_txt.text = _root.varLoader_array[0].past;

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But this wont:

Code:

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variableName_array=["past", "present", "future"];

_root.past_txt.text = _root.varLoader_array[0].variableName_array[0];

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I think the problem might be that Flash sees the “variableName_array[0]” part as a string & not a variable, I really don’t know, but I would be grateful if anyone can help me out on this.

Many thanks.

Code:

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_root.past_txt.text = _root.varLoader_array[0][variableName_array[0]];

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Many thanks for that dawsonK.

I am already in your debt, but any chance of few words just to explain how that worked? I know you can use _root[someclip[g]] to locate or asign a variable dynamically, but did'nt know that worked for arrays.

Not to worry if you don't get the chance, it worked & thats the main thing!