Displaying Variables in Loaded Movie?

[btchwaxfan]

Hello,

I just upgraded to version 4, and am having some difficulty accomplishing what I wish to do. Can some one help?

I have a pre-existing SWF file NOT made with Kool Moves. It is called song1.swf This file has 3 variables within it, Artist, Song, Album.

I would like to make something in Kool Moves that loads the song1.swf and then reads the variables and displays them as text in my new movie.

If someone can help me how to do this, I think I can get the rest on my own.

Thanks !

[necromanthus]

You have to use the loadMovie command or "Import Flash Movie as an Object".
After that,create a dynamic-text (or 3,as you wish).
Use these lines for the root:

a = _root.song1.Artist;
txt1 = "Artist: " + a;
...
c = _root.song1.Album;
txt3 = "Album: " + c;

that's all.

[btchwaxfan]

Hello,

I tried your advice, but I am still not getting anything. The text box does show "Artist:" but does not appear to be reading the variables into it.

The file song1.swf was made with Swideo, and the settings were set for Flash 5.

Any advice?

[necromanthus]

Originally posted by btchwaxfan
I tried your advice, but I am still not getting anything. The text box does show "Artist:" but does not appear to be reading the variables into it.
The file song1.swf was made with Swideo, and the settings were set for Flash 5.

Any advice?

1) Be sure that the loaded movie is called "song1" (rename it !)
2) Goto "Export Settings" and validate the "Backward Compatibility".
3) Are you sure about the variables name ???

[btchwaxfan]

Hello,

I am still having no success. Here is my file. I believe the Variables are as I stated, but I have no way to look inside the file and be sure. Maybe Swideo made the file wrong?

Thank you !

[necromanthus]

OK.
Because you're a new KM user,I'll take a look at your file and you'll get (probably tomorrow) the "working" FUN file.

[necromanthus]

There're 2 "variables" inside that movie (song1.swf):
Song = "FortyFive"
Artist = "Atomic *****wax"
Unfortunately,there're INVALID variables (I don't know the reason).
For future developments,download and study this file:
SoundTracks

[btchwaxfan]

Hello,

Thanks for looking into this for me. I looked at your example, very cool. I think it might actually solve my problem, by a different direction. I was considering making a MusList file as you had, but keep a list of Artists, Songs, and Albums in it. I'm not sure exactly how yet, but I think it should work.

Cool site by the way. I liked your Load HTML. It raised a new question in my mind. Can I do something like that, where the links could LoadMovie?

Thanks again!

[swideo]

You must wait for the first frame to be loaded before trying to read the variables which are set in the first frame.

-- SWIDEO

http://www.swideo.com

[necromanthus]

As I promissed,here's the solution for your file (song1.swf).
I don't like it,but you must live with that.
Use KoolMoves and my method (SoundTracks) for future !
cheers

[btchwaxfan]

Hello,

Thanks, again, for looking into this.

But I think you zipped the wrong file. The fun included appears, and I could be wrong, to be the Load HTML file from your site.

If you could, kindly, give me the fun file for Load Song, I think it will provide the answers I need. It sure appears to do exactly what I want it to.

Thanks !!!

[necromanthus]

Ha ha ha ...
Sorry !
again:

[btchwaxfan]

Thank you

I've looked at the code, its straight forward. I see you saw what Swideo wrote, and implemented it, and I think I should be good to go.

I'll post a link in a couple days to my completed project.

Thanks

(and thanks to Swideo for the last clue that made it work)

[necromanthus]

Originally posted by btchwaxfan
I see you saw what Swideo wrote, and implemented it, and I think I should be good to go.

The solution had nothing to do with that.
(of course that the first keyframe must be loaded until you do anything).
My SCANNER were unable to find the variables !
I had to find another scanner to solve the problem.
Anyhow,there's a third variable there (INVALID for sure !)
cheers