value from listbox to load external swf - URGENT!! aahhhh!

[jameskeane]

Hi guys,

i'm populating my list box with dynamic xml fine, and I need some script that will allow me to load an external swf file if the value obtained by the list box is a certain string.

i.e, if the term 'booklet' is seen in the list box i want my booklet.swf to load.

any thoughts?

cheers in advance,
James

[jameskeane]

:::BUMP:::

i'm sure the solution is easier than you think. please help! i'm desperate!


thanks again in advance,
James

[dudeqwerty]

switch(listBox.text){
    case "booklet":
        loadMovie(listBox.text+".swf")
        break;
    case "something":
        loadMovie(listBox.text+".swf")
        break;
}

?

[jameskeane]

thanks dudeqwerty,
no luck with that code i'm afriad. anything else i can try!?

thanks,
James

[dudeqwerty]

well you gotta tell flash what index of the listbox your are looking at, so change,

listBox.text to listBox.selectedItem.data or selectedItem.label

zlatan

[jameskeane]

hi zlatan,

stop();

switch(listBox.product){
    case "Brochure":
        gotoAndStop(44);

}

I've tried a simple gotoAndStop to check if the function works and it doesn't.

i've got a value of "Brochure" in my list box component, i simply need a piece of code that when it says "Brochure" an external swf loads.

please help!

thanks,
James

[jameskeane]

fixed it!!

stop();{

if (listBox.product = "Brochure")
        gotoAndStop(44);
}

thanks for the help zlatan, it helped me out to the solution! YAY!

James

[dudeqwerty]

the swicth statment works, you just didnt put a break in there,

i only used a switch statment because i thought you were checking for more than one value,

zlatan

[jameskeane]

Hi again, yes i must be taking those stupid pills again.

ok, so my code is now:

stop();

switch(listBox.product) {
	case "Brochure":
        loadMovie("pageflip.swf", loader);
		break;
	case "Booklet":
		loadMovie("pageflip.swf", loader2);
		break;	
}

loader is a movieclip with loader as the name for export for actionscript, and yet my swf (in the same directory) will not load. where am i going wrong here? I must be missing something completely obvious. flash tells me there are no errors with the script.

the code about is simply on the timeline and not attached to a button or anything, but that shouldn't matter right?

thankyou so much for your time on this zlatan. I really appreciate it!

James

[jameskeane]

^^bump^^

please guys. i'm still mega stuck on this issue!!

[psb]

if of all u need to call ur loader movieclip on the stage only then u would be able to load anything in it or if it even been loaded then u haven't put it on the workarea to display. Think if u have something out the workarea and u r loading something in it. whats the use it woun't display to u.

so do the following
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("mymc", _root.getNextHighestDepts()):
_root.mymc.attachMovie("loader");
now u will use this path in ur movie

stop();

switch(listBox.product) {
case "Brochure":
loadMovie("pageflip.swf", _root.mymc.loader);
break;
case "Booklet":
loadMovie("pageflip.swf", _root.mymc.loader);
break;
}

ope fullt it will solve ur problem. i haven't tried this could b'coz i don't have flash, but in case if u see some problem them let me know i will write the code and send it to u.

[jameskeane]

Hi psb,

no joy with that i'm afraid. however, i have been able to get the value to read out in the output panel using:

trace (product.getItemAt(0))

can anyone supply me with a piece of code that can maybe set that as a variable and then if it = "brochure" for example, brochure.swf is loaded..

sorry for being such a noob.


thanks
James