loading file with HTML

[talytech]

I'm having a very hard time trying to find examples and tutorial on loading a text file with HTML tags into a dynamic text box in Koolmoves. Can someone help me please.

I have a dynamic text box in a movie clip named [txt1]. I want to load a .txt file named "AboutUs.txt". The text box includes some HTML tags also. Here is my text file:

"<P>This is a test about us.</P>"
"<P>For more info, contact:<a href="http://www.info@talytech.com">Taly Tech</P>"


Also, I have the properties of the dynamic text box to accept html.

[Bob Hartzell]

In the examples that come with koolmoves or that can be downloaded from koolmoves.com/support.html, you will find one or more examples for loading html into a dynamic text box. You must pay attention to the flash export version.

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I looked at the examples and they are quite old.

The main problem with your example is that the file needs to start with txt1.txt = (where txt1 is the name of the text box) and it needs to have a html extension. This will change depending on the flash export version. I searched in google for "load html dynamic text flash 8" and found links.

[blanius]

Hey Taly

You need to just look at examples of using URLRequest and the loader class, there are a lot of examples. Just about every XML example I've done using something similar.

Without getting too complicated and doing any error checking it's basically

var myTextLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();

myTextLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded);

function onLoaded(e:Event):void {
txt1.htmlText=e.target.data;
}

myTextLoader.load(new URLRequest("AboutUs.txt"));

I might point out that one of the really great things about KM's AS3 support is you can look beyond this forum for help. Most AS3 examples can be used.

[talytech]

can someone please help me.. please. i've been searching for a week now. I can't figure it out.

I have a Koolmoves fun file with a movieclip named mc2. Also, I'm using AS 1.0

On mc2 I have a dynamic text box with the default name [txt4] and the variable name is [txt4var]. I set the properties of the textbox to accept HTML.

I have a text file named history.txt In that file is the following text:

&txt4var=Our National Organization, Las Amigas, Incorporated, was organized in Charlotte N.C. in 1957 by Dora R. Mason and Mary Q. Moore. Since that time twenty-six Chapters were established across the states from North Carolina  to Ohio.  Seat Pleasant is one of the twenty-six Chapters and is located in Maryland.
For more info:

<a href="http://www.lasamigasseatpleasant.org/">Visit Our Site</a>

I am trying to load that file into my dynamic text box. I've tried several different ways:

I've tried putting the following AS on the root of the mc2 that contains the textbox:

loadVariables("history.txt",_mc2);

That returns nothing.

Then I tried the following:

loadText = new LoadVars();
loadText.load("history.txt");
//creating the loadVarsText function
loadText.onLoad = function() {
txt4.htmltext = this.txt4;
};

This returns nothing. This is driving me crazy. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong. Thanks in advance.

[etuom]

Taly,

your code looks like what I have used except I put the "loadVariables" on the main movie. Have you tried that?

On the main movie (not on the mc root)

loadVariables("history.txt",_mc2);

[etuom]

Taly,

your code looks like what I have used except I put the "loadVariables" on the main movie. Have you tried that?

On the main movie (not on the mc root)

loadVariables("history.txt",_mc2);

nope, i guess that doesn't work either

[talytech]

etuom .. Thank you!!! I put it on the main movie, now it works.

[etuom]

etuom .. Thank you!!! I put it on the main movie, now it works.

I tried to do an example and it didn't work for me...Glad it's working for YOU!

[talytech]

lol .. if you put this on the main movie:

loadVariables("history.txt",_mc2);

That wouldn't work because you are referencing the movie clip.. I put this on the main movie:

loadVariables("history.txt",_root);

Thanks again ..