ActionScript 2.0 :: Delay When Loading External Text?
Mar 16, 2004
I'm determined to have my external .txt file load into my dynamic field without ANY DELAY WHATSOEVER.
It seemed like the onLoad method of the LoadVars object would handle this nicely, however it does not work for me.
I placed the following code on the first frame of my movie:
loadText = new LoadVars();
loadText.load("content.txt");
loadText.onLoad = function() {
[Code]....
It displays fine but there's still a delay. I figured the content from my .txt file would be loaded by now (its 2KB in size and has html tags embedded).
How can I properly "preload" my external text?
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Mar 16, 2004
I'm determined to have my external .txt file load into my dynamic field without ANY DELAY WHATSOEVER.
It seemed like the onLoad method of the LoadVars object would handle this nicely, however it does not work for me.
I placed the following code on the first frame of my movie:
loadText = new LoadVars();
loadText.load("content.txt");
loadText.onLoad = function() {
aboutrandi = this.about;
}
stop();
Then further along the timeline, I display content in my dynamic textfield by placing the following code:
my_mc.text = aboutrandi;
It displays fine but there's still a delay. I figured the content from my .txt file would be loaded by now (its 2KB in size and has html tags embedded).
How can I properly "preload" my external text?
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Jul 19, 2009
I want to load external png's through this code:
(for this code, check the mcBandPreloader in de .fla file)
Code:
var imageLoader:Loader;
var RespJpeg:String = "images/arch1Proj.jpg"
function loadImage(url:String):void {
[Code]....
Here the problem is that I can't type html in my external txt file. (I did checked the html button in Dynamic Text Properties. What am I doing wrong here?
.fla can be downloaded at [URL]
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Nov 29, 2009
I have a class that loads data from a text file and puts it into an array called tdv.importedTxtArray (public var).In a separate class i have written [code]The infoArray does not then contain the imported text however because tdv.importedTxtArray is not given its popper contents until about 1/2 a second after the tdvLoader class executes (i.e: when Event.COMPLETE is run and the array is populated with strings from the external text file). Subsequently in the code above infoArray is set to a blank array.How can i get the code in my separate class to ''wait' until tdv.importedTxtArray is properly populated before accessing it.
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Jul 14, 2010
in my projects i often use some xml files to load external text that i can format in css and it worked fine till now..i have a site that i am prograaming in italian and german and in both languages there is much text that contains special characters as "à " "ò" "è" "ù" "ä" "ü" and so on .. the problem is that when i write some text with this special characters in xml when the text is loaded in the flash this special characters are not recognised and instead of them a small square is displayed ..
i tryed to load the text from a html file instead of a xml file (because in HTML i know how to write theese special characters and let them display right in my html pages .. for example à = à but no way .. the flash now loades the text à instead of à ..
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Oct 8, 2011
So I'm loading text from an external file I've uploaded onto the internet. It loads absolutely fine when I test the movie from my computer, but when I upload it and embed it onto an html page, all of the dynamic text refuses to load. Can someone enlighten me as to what's going on? Or at least tell me how to fix it? XD;
[Code]...
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Feb 17, 2010
I have a scrollbar that uses a movieclip-instance name "text" to display dynamic text.On the main timeline I used the following code:
myLoadVars = new LoadVars();
myLoadVars.onLoad = function() {
dynamictextcontent.htmlText = myLoadVars.dynamictextvariable_html;
[code].....
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Apr 29, 2009
I'm loading some external text dynamically. Before I've always added the text to a textbox which is already on the stage. Now I'm adding the textbox with actionscript too but it's cutting off the exterally loading text at the height of the textbox (I know this because I am scrolling the text). There must be some property of the textbox which I haven't setwhat it is?Btw, I don't want to just change the height of the textbox as I am loading in many different texts of different lengths and this is affecting the scrolling.
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Sep 5, 2010
Alright. I currently have a site where I need to have daily specials load into either dynamic text fields or tfl which ever is easier. Right now I am using as files loading into dynamic text fields but to update it I have to open flash move that days .as files into the same directory and publish, I have to do this everyday. Whats an easy way for me to set the code to automatically load the files everyday. Like on monday the code goes to /monday/specials.as and then tuesday does the same....or would it be easier to have an external file where all I have to do is edit the text and not have to open flash move files and re publish everyday.
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Apr 19, 2010
I am trying to find simple code to load an external text file to a CS4 .fla file. (Actionscript 3) I have found numerous tutorials and script on google but every one of them gives me syntax errors... I just want to be able to change the text without having to republish the swf every time...
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Jan 18, 2006
Is this possible, because what i have is a simple 1 user admin login system, but i want the user to beable to change the password as simple as changing a text file and uploading it which the actionscript will dynamicly load the TEXT into! the Actionscript itself?
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Apr 12, 2006
I followed the dynamic text tutorial on this site, and it worked perfect in my test .fla, however it isn't working in my actual implementation...
Basically, I have a movieclip that is several layers deep into the movie that I want to load the text, but for some reason its not loading...
I take the same movie clip, and I put it on the main stage and it works just fine.
So somehow the placement of the MC in the flash movie is screwing the linking...
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Aug 2, 2006
Can someone give me the Script for loading an External text which is stored in a Notepad... I want it to appear in the Dynamic Text Field in my swf file.
[Code]...
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Apr 28, 2009
what ultimately I want is to click a button and text will be displayed in the text field loaded from an external .txt fileI've adapted some code i found online:
var myTextLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var myTextField_txt:TextField= new TextField();
myTextLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded);
[code].....
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May 17, 2009
I've got a problem loading an external text file into a text field.The text field is named: myTextField_txt.It's Dynamic and multiline. I want it to load a text file called: myText. txt. It's in the same folder as the flash file.This is the code I currently have on my text fields key frame:[code]After moving some code around I managed to stop any error messages. But the text will not show up in the text field.
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Apr 1, 2009
Using Flash CS4 professional And Action-script 3.0 I am currently working on an mp3 player in flash.I have my main fla file in my root folder.Also in my root folder is a folder names 'source_files'Inside the 'source_files' folder there is.A folder named 'songs' (which holds several mp3 files) and a text file named track_list.txt The text in track_list.txt is set out as follows (example values used).
//song1
//song2
Where '//' represents the start of the name of each song.
From within the project I have a code that loads track_list.txt and uses the split function to split the loaded data into an array before adding 'source_files/songs' to the beginning of each index of the array.
[Code]...
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Jul 19, 2009
I want to load external png's through this code:
(for this code, check the mcBandPreloader in de .fla file)
ActionScript Code:
var imageLoader:Loader;
var RespJpeg:String = "images/arch1Proj.jpg"
[Code].....
Here the problem is that I can't type html in my external txt file. (I did checked the html button in Dynamic Text Properties.
.fla can be downloaded at [URL]
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Dec 18, 2009
I'm trying to load an external txt document into a flash CS3 movie, I also have two buttons in order to controll the scrolling feature, I also want to change the size, font and color of the text dynamically as it comes into flash, I have added the variables and such, but when I test the movie, I get no errors, but the text has not changed in terms of color, font, or size, it just stays the same...the code is below
var external_txt:TextField = new TextField();
var myFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
var externalReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("external.txt");
[Code]....
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Feb 18, 2004
I've grabbed this code from the tutorials section and it works fine. I'm now trying to adapt it so that I can use it in a function. I'm calling the function from a deeply nested button and trying to load the text into a deeply nested textfield. I've located which part of the code is giving me trouble but am having trouble sorting it
function contentLoad (contentTitle, contentFile, contentId) {
_root.mc_contentMain.mc_bodyText.txt_title.text = contentTitle;
// text loading function below
[code].....
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Dec 23, 2004
I'm working on a project that involves pulling a number from a text file on a remote server. I am familiar with the intricacies of loadVars and loadVariables, but in this particular case, the text file only contains a number. It is not preceeded by a variable name or anything like that. It is just: 40. Is there a way to pull this into flash without a variable name so I can display it in a dynamic text field?
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Jul 30, 2008
I have gone thru the tutorial located at The only difference is that my css file is right in the same folder as the flash file. My codes are:
HTML Code:
var format = new TextField.StyleSheet();
var path = "flass.css";
[code].....
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Aug 6, 2003
What is the best method to load external text into a variable, not directly into a text field but a variable that is going to be used later
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May 31, 2009
I'm creating a flash portfolio, I have small image icons, each icon when clicked on loads a diff. swf file, image gallery that loads bigger external images. I would like a different external text file to load every time a diff. image gallery loads, for some reason I cant find the answer to my problem,
I would like to add some actionscrpt to each icon/button so it will load a new txt file when clicked on.
(each image icon is a button and has the instance name of icon 1, 2 etc.)
the code goes like this;
stop();
menuHolder.loadMovie("retail/photoViewer.swf")
loadMovie ("retail/photoViewer.swf", "_root.menuHolder");
[Code]....
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Jan 26, 2004
In the tutorial with that name there is this code:
Code:
on (release) {
loadText = new loadVars();
[code].....
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Jul 20, 2004
Code:name=Kirupa Chinnathambi&email=blah@blah.com&location=EarthI've tried to make it neater by putting a few line breaks here and there. But it causes the movie to not work. So, is there any way to not write the text in an external file in one super long and disgusting line? It's quite hard to edit the text when you have many variables.Question 2How do you use the basic HTML text formatting functions in an external .TXT file? I'm talking about stuff like:
Code:
<br>, <p>, and etc...
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Apr 4, 2004
i can load text, but not so that it will change when a button is clicked (load a different file.)
there are two tutorials on this issue in the tutorial section
[URL]
both of which supply final sources and both of which have errors.
**Warning** Scene=Scene 1, layer=action, frame=1:Line 1: Case-insensitive identifier 'loadVars' will obscure built-in object 'LoadVars'.
loadText = new loadVars();
Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1
the loadVars error is in both of them.
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Dec 23, 2004
I'm working on a project that involves pulling a number from a text file on a remote server. I am familiar with the intricacies of loadVars and loadVariables, but in this particular case, the text file only contains a number. It is not preceeded by a variable name or anything like that. It is just: 40. Is there a way to pull this into flash without a variable name so I can display it in a dynamic text field?
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Apr 10, 2009
I have a clip that's 1450 pixels wide, masked to 725 - basically a left side, and a right side. The left side will contain navigation for a portfolio, which when clicked, the movie plays 10 frames during which a movie clip called portholder will slide over from the right, and load the appropriate movie clip. Here's the code on one of the bits of navigation:
[Code]....
Essentially, I'm trying to replicate the effect Your Majesty is using. I'm sure there's a way of using actionscript to slide portholder back and forth, instead of using animation, but alas I'm not a scripter (as you can tell!). But what I'd REALLY like to do is to tell the container clip to wait until it's fully in position before loading whatever.swf, as opposed to having a movie already in progress moving across the screen. Basically tell portholder "Wait until your x value is 0 before loading whatever.swf" I thought about using the setInterval, as recommended to someone else on these forums, so tried:
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Apr 25, 2009
I'm loading a external text file to flash and according to the number present in the text file i'm trying to do a IF - ELSE command. It's not working coz the value I load from the external file is string. How can i get this as intiger.
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Mar 26, 2010
I already have the text loading working.The only thing I'm not sure how to do, is that I need the text to have different fields with different fonts.I'm specifically doing a blog. Each entry is comprised of the title, date and content. And I need to format the title and date to one font, and the content to a different one.How can it be done?
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