Loading JPG from URL

[TheLostGuru]

My question is fairly simple. In a database I have the URL to a jpg, or other format of picture. I load in that URL as a string, but how do I load that picture into a movieclip in my swf?

[Quit]

I think you just use loadMovie


imageMC.loadMovie("../myFolder/myImage.jpg");

or in your case

imageMC.loadMovie(stringVar);

[TheLostGuru]

That's what I am trying, but it doesn't appear to be working...

[Quit]

post your code?

[TheLostGuru]

Not really a whole lot I can show you code wise. I am importing the URL in from a database using 'varsIn' and the variable photo. The path to the movieClip I want the picture in is box1.name.picture.picture_in

so this is what I have

varsIn.onLoad = function (success) {
     if(success) {
           box1.name.picture.picture_in.loadMovie(this.photo1);
     } else {
           //nothing
     }
}

[ImprisonedPride]

is photo one tracing something besides "undefined"?

[Squize]

Does everything trace out correctly ? The success flag and both the filename ( this.photo1 ) and the holder movieclip ?

Remember with load vars the scope goes to the actual load vars object, so you may have to drop a nasty _root in front of the mc name if you're not using Delegate to sort the scope out.

Squize.

[TheLostGuru]

Hm... for some reason it works now. I changed what picture I was linking to and it works properly now... I was linking to a .png would that have anything to do with it?

[ImprisonedPride]

Today, 05:03 PM

Today, 05:04 PM

I suppose this means I'm quicker on the draw than you are. Though I suppose from the rumors I have to chalk it up to your age.

.png loads fine for me, though I did not test from a database... but it works fine.

[TheLostGuru]

hm... not sure what the deal was then... Thanks anyways.