I found a thread from 2005 that had some pretty simple instructions for loading lines of text from an XML document into a dynamic text field. It seemed pretty simple, bur for some reason I was having a couple problems. Here's a link to the thread:
To save running around, here's the code:
function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
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When a user enters the website, it will pull text from some location (possibly an XML file) and load it into a text field. The trick is that I want it to randomly load a different chunk of text in each time the user opens the site. There are about 25 different small pieces of text I want to randomly load.
View 5 Repliesi have to create a flash banner that randomly loads text. This text can be in a .txt file. i read the tutorial for getting external data, but how does one change the text on refreshing the page?
View 3 Replieswhy is this code NOT loading a random image, despite tracing random number?
package {
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
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im playing with the load random movie (but loading a random xml file instead) based on the wonderful tutorial from front page and was wondering whether anyone can show me the work around/upgrade to AS2 for this bit of script since im publishing to Flash 8 /AS2 and it doesnt work:
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I am now using the code for my background image which will rotate when you enter a new gallery.I can't get it to randomize.[code]I have tried adding: Math.floor(Math.random() * total); and it almost works. It seems everytime the last node is called it stops working (also at other random times, haven't found a pattern).
View 1 RepliesI am still using flash MX. I'm pulling random text from a textfile (array.txt) into movieclip instance textbox.[code]All is good, but now my question is if I can have a text effect as well. For example having the random quotes typed out as they appear.
View 16 RepliesI'm using the following script to load a random quote from a text file:
ranQuote = new LoadVars();
ranQuote.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
RanNum = Math.ceil(Math.random()*25);
ran = this["quote"+RanNum];
quote_txt.text = ran;[code]..........
quote_txt.text = "The text failed to load due to an error";[ode]........
Is there a line or two that I can add to this that would prevent it from choosing the previously pick number again?I mean it can use it again, just not twice in a row.
I have been making a memory game, where words are shown to the user. Once they have memorised the words they go to the next screen where the words that they have memorised are shown. They then have to drag each word into a "correct" place and a "wrong" place. I now want to edit it so that I can use two arrays one for correct words and one for wrong words. I want to generate random words from each of these arrays. I have sort of worked out how this is possible to do but using dynamic text, but am I correct in thinking that the whole dragging the words thing is not possible with dynamic text. (I may be wrong though, I am quite new to flash).
View 2 RepliesWhen a user enters the website, it will pull text from some location (possibly an XML file) and load it into a text field. The trick is that I want it to randomly load a different chunk of text in each time the user opens the site. There are about 25 different small pieces of text I want to randomly load.
I'm thinking of using XML to store the 25 different text sentences, but am open to other ideas.
So I've spent an entire day trying to make my old AS2 file that loaded random swf's work with AS3 with no luck. Every time I think I've found the code to fix it, nothing works. The search here yields results for AS2, but not AS3. I'm ready to throw my laptop through the window at this point. I'm new to AS3, so bear in mind that I'm a newb. I need the ability to load random banner ads into a movie clip in my main flash swf.
View 1 Repliesim making a site that need to have random videos load on the front page.i have couple of swfs on the root, and i made a .swf named random that will load on the main page (uploaded in same folder with the swfs) and hopefully it will load one of the movies at a time. No luck so far.this is the code i use
stop();
var movieArray:Array = ['1', '2', '3'];
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
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I want to load a random swf from a group of 6. Basically from the intial page i want the user to press a button and this then displays one of the 6 swfs randomly.
I have saved my swf files as numbers 1-6.swf and saved them in a folder called movies. I need to firstly generate a random number between 1 and 6 and then load this corresponding swf file.
I'm trying to make an application in which every time you hover on an image (there is only one image on the stage) a new quote is loaded into a dynamic textfield from an xml file displayed over the image.I have so far managed to load a quote from the xml and it looks good, but I don't know how to randomize the quote, now it only loads the first quote every time I hover on the image.Do I need to rethink the whole code, or just add to it?Here's the code:
stop ();
var XMLFILEURL:String = "news.xml";
var spacing:Number = 2;
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I have 4 movie clips that load randomly on my site that I built with this tutorial:
[URL]
and I was wondering if its possible to do this with XML?
i am using a slideshow template that I purchased and I wanted to get the images to load randomly, I contacted the author but he wants me to pay him extra for this and I have no money left for this project.basically, I'm looking to add a line to this as2 file that would make the images load randomly without repeating and then start over when the cycle completes. I tried putting in an array but it caused all kinds of errors.
View 8 Repliesi am trying to create a swf file that contains 3 movie clips inside of it. i want the swf file to randomly choose one of those movies and play it.
i am on a mac with flash cs4.
I want to random load a picture from XML file for a slideshow, but I am stuck...
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fscommand("allowscale", "false");
sfx = new Sound();
sfx.onSoundComplete = function () { trace("Sound Effect Complete"); }
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how would you go about doing this. (ex http://hi-res.net ).I know how to do both indvidualy but i cant make it all work together.
View 3 Repliesi know this code loads movies dynamically:
choice = Math.round(Math.random()*3);
switch (choice) {
case 0 :
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i'm trying to randomly load images via xml but my output window keeps saying "undefined".
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how can i make this slideshow [URL] to load the jpg's in random way ?
View 2 RepliesI have succesfully gotten the "loading a random background" to work. But now I want to try a couple of other things with it.I would like to adjust the size and alpha, which it isn't happening. And I would also like to repeat the the image (which was generated randomly) 4 other times on the page.So far I have place the random image and mask within a movie, and then placed it on the main timeline.That works great, then I am sliding same image from behind the first image to create a total of 5 images on my documento get the other 4 images on the main document have repeated the movie that holds the random image code, but nothing is showing up in the other 4 instances
View 2 RepliesOn my web site, i would like to load some external FLV files, so that they play as soon as the page loads. I would probably load them into a movie clip, or just directly into the site, either way i dont mind. The catch is, can they be randomly selected from a folder external to the site at the site's route?
View 1 RepliesI am trying to load 1 of 4 swf. files randomly into a holder on a home page.
the code I'm using doesn't work.
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when I test the movie I get an error message that it can't find the movie. As an example, the code is adding a 1 to the name of the swf. image11.swf
I was wondering if somebody could point me in the right direction to be able to load in a random sound clip (from a set of 5 or more mp3s) when the user rolls over a button. I can't seem to find a way to do this.
View 14 RepliesI would like to know how to make more value than one .This script display one value from Quotes.txt ,is anyone know how make this to show three value from Quotes.txt
View 2 Repliesso i have 3 mc's in my library each with linkage "icon1", icon2", icon3". what i'm trying to do is load one of them randomly in to the stage.
here's the code i have so far:
Code:
//creating an array that holds the mcs
var iconsarray:Array = new Array("mc1","mc2","mc3");
//creating a random number to use for loading the mc
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how would you go about doing this.I know how to do both indvidualy but i cant make it all work together!
View 3 Replieshow to randomly load from a selection of movie clips. My problem is, I have two clips that load on top of each other. Ones a blurred image, the other is a clear, and when you move a mask over the image, it goes from blurry to clear. Right?
But I want a different image to load everytime. Problem is that I need both the random blurry and clear pictures to be the same! No point moving your mouse over a blurred picture of a mountain only to find a clear river underneath, right?