ActionScript 2.0 :: Dynamic Text Won't Update In A Menu?
Jul 3, 2010
I've been trying to create a flash website menu that updates the menu text via an xml file. The problem I'm experiencing is that when I update the dynamic text in the menu, it doesn't seem to go through.I know I am referencing the dynamic text correctly as when I run the swf for the first time, I briefly see the correct text for about half-a-second before it is replaced by the default dynamic text. There is something that is overwriting the new text with the default values but I cannot see what is causing it.I am changing the dynamic menu text in _root although the dynamic text exists in nested movie clips .e.'_main.menu_mc.menu_panel_1.menu_button_1_1.menu_b utton_text'.The code in _root is:
I've got a movieclip, which has got a dynamic text element.The movieclip uses a package for its codeThe package if obviously derived from the MovieClip classI've got a timer, that updates the dynamic text field every second.When debugging the code, I see that the timer works well. Its updates the value of the dynamic text field.
I have this problem that my text won't update in the movieclip. I can clear it txtName.text = ""; (works fine) but putting the label in it ain't working.[code]....
When i hover over my button it successfully updates my dynamic text and upon moving off the button the text clears. the function works how i want it to but is there a more efficient way of doing this? i have many buttons that will update the text so it seems very long whinded to do it the following way.[code]...
I have a dynamic text box that I'm loading data into from a PHP file using loadVariablesNum("data.php", 0);
The PHP runs a SQL query that fetches data from MySQL. The data in the MySQL database changes frequently, and I want to update the dynamic text box with the latest info.
How do you do that? Or is it possible? I assume you use setInterval.
Currently, it only updates the field if I visit the PHP file and refresh the data. Otherwise, the dynamic text box just displays the data from the last SQL query.
I have created a dynamic textfield, but I doesn't change after the defined number of iterations .At the end of the script is a conditional setting, changing the textField.However, the text just dissapears.
From my main timeline actions, how can I tell a dynamic text box inside a movieclip to update? I have a movie clip with the dynamic text box called catalog. The instance name for the text box is catalogtext. On the main time line, I am using a loop to repeatedly attach the catalog movie clip. I want the dynamic text to show the value of i, and each time the movie clip is reproduced, increase by 1 each time.
Here is my current attempt:
for (i=1; i<=9; i++) { container.attachMovie("catalog","catalog"+i+"_mc", i+200); mycatalog_mc = container["catalog"+i+"_mc"];
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Everything works fine, but the text box won't show the value of i. I must not be calling it correctly?
I'm using some dynamic text fields in my movie. When I change their contents in my code, they revert to the default style. For example, in the movie, they are Helvetica, style 75 bold. But when I update them with mytextfield.text = "something else", they revert to Helvetica regular. I have all the right styles embedded.
I am really stuck. How can I get a word from one dynamic text field to update another.For example, current Text1.text = Crap I want the text in Text2.text = Kwap.[code]
I'm using text that is set to "dynamic text". In actionscript 3 I tried: instancename.text = "abc"; trace(instancename.text); Trace returns "abc" when I test the movie but the appearance of the text doesn't change.
In action script 2 I tried: var1 = "abc"; instance1._text = "def"; trace(var1 + instance1._text); Trace returns "abcdef" when I test the movie but the appearance of the text doesn't change.
How can I update the dynamic text content which is inside a button ?
In other words, how can you address a dynamic text inside a button ?
I want to change the text label of a button, on the fly.
Isn't there any other way to achieve this than "making" a button with movie clip instead od a "real" button ? Does that mean Buttons were not expected to have dynamic text in them ?
i have a problem with my flash menu. It's simple menu that contains one MC at start that works as button, u can edit size of the menu from external .txt file by changing the value of menu length. All that works fine , my problem is that every new duplicated mc contains dynamic text area as a label. Labels are also loaded from that .txt file , but that works only for the 1st mc because the newly created text areas in mc's dont have Instance Name set. How can i assign them from as?
Link to site: [URL] I've been trying to create a flash website menu that updates the menu text via an xml file. The problem I'm experiencing is that when I update the dynamic text in the menu, it doesn't seem to go through. I know I am referencing the dynamic text correctly as when I run the swf for the first time, I briefly see the correct text for about half-a-second before it is replaced by the default dynamic text. There is something that is overwriting the new text with the default values but I cannot see what is causing it.
I am changing the dynamic menu text in _root although the dynamic text exists in nested movie clips i.e. '_main.menu_mc.menu_panel_1.menu_button_1_1.menu_b utton_text'.
I've been trying to create a flash website menu that updates the menu text via an xml file. The problem I'm experiencing is that when I update the dynamic text in the menu, it doesn't seem to go through.I know I am referencing the dynamic text correctly as when I run the swf for the first time, I briefly see the correct text for about half-a-second before it is replaced by the default dynamic text. There is something that is overwriting the new text with the default values but I cannot see what is causing it.I am changing the dynamic menu text in _root although the dynamic text exists in nested movie clips i.e.'_main.menu_mc.menu_panel_1.menu_button_1_1.menu_b utton_text'.The code in _root is:
I have created a slider menu that moves when the arrows are clicked on either side. The images for this menu are loading dynamically from an xml file onto a 'container' in my fla.
Code is :
import com.greensock.*; import com.greensock.easing.*; var xml:XML; var images:Array = new Array();
I developed a simple slide menu, I create an animation of the menu (I grouped the buttons).All works fine, but when I try to use dynamic text to put the options using actionscript the text does not show.
I'm trying to create a menu system and I've created a "Button" with a dynamic text field on it. I'd like to set the text of the button when I add it to the stage but I'm having some troubles. Does this work differently then a dynamic text field on a movie clip? I've done it successfully on a movie clip.
var test; test = new menu_item(); stage.addChild(test); test.x = 610; test.y = 100; test.menuText.text = "Hello World";
I get this error message in my output window... TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties. at Main$iinit()
I have created a slider menu that moves when the arrows are clicked on either side. The images for this menu are loading dynamically from an xml file onto a 'container' in my fla. I need desperately to also be able to add text underneath those pics.
Code is : import com.greensock.*; import com.greensock.easing.*; var xml: XML; var images:Array = new Array(); var totalImages:Number; [Code] .....
I have managed to get data out from Mysql database. All it returns to me are: 1) Name of the button 2) Where it link to 3) Number of Buttons for the menu
So now, how can I build a menu of buttons such that I can display according to the database return on the number of buttons? I have already create a movieclip which is the image of a single button. With dynamic text on top of the button in the movieclip.
I just need to loop it thru the number of buttons and display the buttons on screen. But I can't seems to get it right. I have looked through the XML dynamic menu but it's not very similar to mine as I'm using PHP script to connect to the database.
I'm a Flash MX action scripting newbie. I'm trying to create a dynamic drop down menu system that reads a text file to create the items listed in the menu. I've been reading tutorials and trying to break down source fla files to understand how things work. I'm stuck on what the following block of code means.Would it be possible for someone to break down the following code for me? It references menudata.txt to create the drop down menu. I can successfully modify menu.data.txt to create more menus and change the titles in each button, but creating sub-nav is totally kicking me in the arse.
I have been using senocular's excellent 'squirrel finder' tutorial try and create a fairly simple xml-fed flash interface. Basically, i need to have a list of architectural projects in a menu, and when each one is clicked the project info is loaded into a dynamic text field and a series of maybe 2 or 3 images are also sent to movie clips on the stageThis is my xml file:
I have a menu like the one here. I need some of the menus to be 2 lines and others single line.Basically, the menu is set to use dynamic text with multiple lines and word wrap inside a movie clip. So far, I can either get it to do single or double lines of menu, but not both
I am doing a dynamical menu they are scroll, with links, I am using as function. If I call an external swf: function cargaranimacion(animacion){ loadMovieNum(animacion,0) }
In the text: <a href='asfunction:cargaranimacion, "proceso_novolen.swf">PROCESO NOVOLEN</a> <a href='asfunction:cargaranimacion, "polimerizacion_estructura.swf">POLIMERIZACION Y ESTRUCTURA</a>
And if I am inside a swf, call a label: function cargaranimacion(animacion) { gotoAndPlay(animacion); } That is ok... But, How I do to accede to a specific label of an external swf?? I want that it loads the animation and begin to it turns from the label that I indicate.
I have a menu text dynamically loaded from external data. It duplicateMovieClips on stage.The thing that does not work is the onRelease statement. The new color is not appliedAll others (onRollover, onRollout), works perfectly.How can I set the new color to the text menu when we press on it ?Here is the AS code on the MC that is duplicated:
Code: mcbase = new Color(this); orig = "0xFFFFFF";
Im trying to make a menu with xml dynamic text with a style sheet (so i can change the font, colour, size e.t.c. via css) that reeds from the xml file and places the correct amount of buttons on stage based on the xml nodes. Here is a fla that ive been working on.
I am just learning AS3, and have no idea whatsoever about the differences between 2 and 3. There is a bit of code from [url]...how-to-make-a-minimalistic-vertical-menu-with-a-slider/ that I wanted to update to use AS3, but it was written in AS2.[code]...
I have created a sliding menu. But that is static( the number of rows are fixed). i want to create a menu with the number of rows dynamic.I have attached the fla file here.
Im trying to build an XML / Loader that has the ability to to be fed a large to infinite amount of content/assets dynamically, IE, you can add all the swf's/text you desire via the XML file, without having to edit the fla / as doc. ORRRRR if you do have to edit the script, it would have to be like after the user added 30 assets (which theyll never have to)heres my current "code", Im stuck as to where / how to correct the "image1.gif" string so you can add as many assets there.[code]
