New to Arrays... help please!

[knappster]

Hey there... was wondering if anyone could help me on building an array.

I've looked into tutorials and stuff but they all do different things and none are what i'm looking for.

Here's what i'm looking for: There will be an Array with a list of quotes, and a MC containing a dynamic text box. The MC animates, and when it's done animating, the quote inside the dynamic text box is changed to the next quote. It continues animate, then switch, animate, switch, and so on until it restarts the list (array). Can anyone help me?

Thanks alot!

-Andrew

[Dujo]

quoteArray=["quote1","quote2","quote3","quote4","quote5"]
i=0



on the end of animation (when you have to change quote):

textVar = quoteArray[i]
i++
if(i==quoteArray.length) {
i=0
}

[TheSheriff]

Is there anyway instead of quotes, to import data from a database to be displayed and if so would I just import the url?

[Dujo]

you'll have to use PHP to import data from database... instead of that you can import quotes from TXT file...

[TheSheriff]

DuJo,

Are the 'quotes' being pulled from an external file (.txt)? If not how would you set that up?

Man I don't know how some of you guys know how to do all of this.

[Dujo]

you can write this in TXT file..


quotes=quote1
quote2
quote3
quote4
quote5




and then write this in frame action...



loadQuotes = new LoadVars()
loadQuotes.onLoad = function() {
_root.quoteArray = this.quotes.split("\n")
}
loadQuotes("name_of_txt_file.txt")


and you'll get this...

quoteArray=["quote1","quote2","quote3","quote4","quote5"]

[TheSheriff]

Thanks for replying its getting harder to get good help these days.

My text is scrolling however it is displaying '_level0.quoteArray.textVar' instead of any of my quotes. Any ideas?

[TheSheriff]

Also

Does this string need to be edited 'this.quotes.split("\n")' what is the .split and "\n" for?

[Dujo]

loadQuotes = new LoadVars()
loadQuotes.onLoad = function() {
_root.textVar = this.quotes
}
loadQuotes("name_of_txt_file.txt")