I'm loading a variable from a .txt file into flash (per client request).The variable is as follows &ClientNumberOf=4 so the variable = 4, this works on trace, happy, joy When I try and add the variable to my for loop..[code]I've tried a slew of different options...(for example)var newVariable: Number = ClientNumberOf; Nothing works, again, trace works, but script fails to work when I try and dynamically set the loop?!
View 1 RepliesI have an AS3 file that pulls an XML feed from a site. All the file does is display a number in a dynamic text box. On my desktop it works fine the feed is parsed in the output window and in the dynamic text box, joy! I upload the file to the CMS we are using and, no joy all I get is 'Loading' in the window. I get Loading because I input that in the tf so it wouldn't be blank.
So the question is, is there a fundamental flaw in my code or is it more likely to be the CMS? Im hoping it is the code, otherwise it is back to the drawing board.
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I am trying to limit then number of characters in a dynamic text box, but its just not working. I am loading the text from an external xml file and thought that this might be the problem, but to be honest it shouldnt be really... I have put this code inside the movie clip:
ActionScript Code:
this.title_mc.alpha = 0;
this.q_mc.alpha = 0;
this.a_mc.alpha = 0;
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why is that the news item links on [URL] work
and when the same swf is embedded here, the links do not work? [URL]
how can I go around this?
corssdomain: [URL]
I am using [URL]
I've got an RSS feed coming into my flash site. When I test this locally its all good, everything works fine, I can see the RSS feed and everything. But now when I test online, I can't see any RSS, nothing. Its just blank. Any idea why this might happen?
View 12 RepliesI have a for loop updating a dynamic text element but it seems to iterate so fast that only the last item in the loop is updating the text. I'd like the dynamic text element to be updated with EACH item in the loop, not just the last.
1. I have a single frame movie where I create a simple array of strings from an external text file:
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how to Load xml into Dynamic text !
I need to access the node values of complex childnodes From Rss Feed for my Flash application. Ex:From Yahoo
I want to display images,hyperlinks in Dynamic Text Field.
I want to do it in Flash 8 using ActionScript 1.0/2.0.
I am currently trying to pull RSS data into a project for my first time and am trying to get 3 (potentially 4) boxes filled with rss data that will be updated. So far, I am going with Actionscript 3. So far I have the code below, but it puts data in a listbox. What is the easiest way to put the data in three dynamic text boxes inside a movie clip, so I have one for the title, one for description and one for link (shown as 'read more' text but a link using the url from the rss value)?I am really banging my head against the wall on this one and want to get it sorted asap,I have also attached an image to show what I am trying to do:I also want to know if it's possible to show rss values only if they exist. For example, my xml feed currently only has 3 items that change, and i will be assigning these to boxes, but is it possible to display a fourth if it exists, and if it doesn't it just shows the first?[code]
View 3 RepliesI am using a spark textarea which has a dynamic feed from a database I am saving a template using TextConverter.export(editor.textFlow,TextConverter.TEXT_FIELD_HTML_FO RMAT,ConversionType.STRING_TYPE).toString(); and saving it via php its a longtext in mysql database. I am not using stripslashes or muniplating the text in any way and looking at the data in the database all the whitespace is still there.
When a users selects the template to bring it back into the textarea I am using TextConverter.importToFlow(repairedst,TextConverter.TEXT_FIELD_HTML_F ORMAT);
and all my spacing is gone.
I'm importing an rss feed in as3 and the xml is formatted with html tags that are making the feeds that I'm puling in format weird. My main problem is break tags that are entered in by the companies system. i'm not going to be able to take them out so my question is, is there a way to single them out in the xml through as3? and Delete them? Or render them useless?[code]...
View 0 Repliesi want to loop throught the xml for the same number and counting each of them, after the count put it into an array
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I have buttons with id's button1, button2, button3, etc.
I have a for loop that i need to loop starting with a number and i need to enable buttons based on my loop. I need help taking my string button1 and making that the id "button1" so i can use the button property's.
Learning Action script and programming so I apologize that the solution is simple, I just don't know what it is. What I want to happen is to pass objects through that I want to fall down the screen. I pass the object in through e:Event (which comes from an event listener on the stage) and speed which gets a random number between a high and low value.When I run it, it of course gets a new random number every frame. (because its called by an Event.ENTER_FRAMEHow do I go about this to accomplish my goal?Here is my code:
private function moveIt(e:Event, speed):void
{
if ( e.currentTarget.y <= 400 )
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I am creating a flash animation using flashEFF animation components. The animation isn't looping like it's supposed to be at the end of the animation, so I would like to hard-code a replay after 20 seconds. How would I use AS3 to loop reset to the beginning after 30 seconds?
View 1 RepliesI have thumbnails(jpg) which are stored into an array after beign extracted thru xml.All the button are name as their are attached to the stage via a foor loop inside an empty movieclip. The for loop used to attached the thumbs is also used to name...for eg: thumb+(i+1) etc... I then use another for loop inside a function to apply the onRelease state on them as i dont wanna write each state of each button 200 times or more.It works fine but i need to get the number of each thumb to populate different variables which are gonna be later used.
View 4 RepliesI want to use a loop to generate a number of boxes.The following code is the test loop code - set to loop just once at this stage.The problem is that it doesn't seem to like my [i] substitutions in the 'clickBox_inst[i]'.If I replace '[i]' with 1 it works.I've looked at lots of example code and can't see the syntax error I must be making (it's the first look I've tried to write).
for (var i = 1; i < 2; i++) {
clickBox_inst.duplicateMovieClip(["clickBox_inst"+i], 1);
clickBox_inst[i]._x = topLeft_x + outLineWidth;[code]....
I want to use a loop to generate a number of boxes. The following code is the test loop code - set to loop just once at this stage. The problem is that it doesn't seem to like my [i] substitutions in the 'clickBox_inst[i]'. If I replace '[i]' with 1 it works. I've looked at lots of example code and can't see the syntax error I must be making (it's the first look I've tried to write).
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PS - I just accidently posted this on the Flash section so apologies if anyone has read it twice.
Here is the snippet of my code which is causing this error:[code]Description: Type mismatch in assignment statement: found Number where String is required.Source: for (a=0; a<cabinets[index].length; a++)Which is peculiar because when I alter it to: for (a="0"; a<cabinets[index].length; a++) { it throws no errors anymore however this is now incorrect because a is now a string.
View 1 RepliesWhy does trace(length) return 1? I expected it to be 3.
How would I loop through each screen object?[code]...
I'm trying to generate 5 random numbers within a range. I'm saving these inside an array through the use of a for loop.
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The result of this is that the 5th slot has a number. The first 4 are "undefined". Why would the last loop work and the others fail?
I want to loop a movie clip a different number of times depending on conditions in an if else statement i tried using a counter like this
Code:
playTwo = function(){
if (_global.counter < 2) {
theMC.play();
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I have a long list of images in the library linked as image1, image2, image3 etc. how do i set up a for loop that will display these images in one go (one on top of the other), i thought this would be trivial but everything ive tried doesnt work, i think i may be confusing run time with compile time with my attempts, when i set up a for loop with the iterator replacing the number (in the image name) i just get errors. Sure i could hard code every one but i find that dissatisfying.
View 2 RepliesDoes anyone know how to get a movie clip to loop a specific number of times in Flash? I know how to stop a movie clip from looping by using the this.stop (); command by placing the command in a separate Action Script layer, in a keyframe, inside of the movie clip's timeline. This allows the movie clip to play through once and then stop. But I need for the movie clip to loop more than once, maybe 2 or 3 times, and then go back to the main timeline.
Also, is it possible to place a pause (I'm guessing, maybe by using a timer of some type?) between the loops, so that the movie will pause a couple of seconds before it loops again and then stop? Please note I do not need the movie clip to stop when there's an event like a rollover or anything. I just need it to play a couple of times, pause between plays and then stop and go back to the main timeline.
I'm having a total brain freeze this Monday morning... ugh. Anyhow. I'm trying to convert a string from an XML file to a number so that I can use it in equations. It isn't working. What is the proper syntax to do that?
This is the relevent code:
Code:
xArray[z] = xmlNode.childNodes[z].childNodes[2].firstChild;
xDest = xArray[0];
trace(Number(xDest))
Not working, it returns NaN. What stupid mistake am I making?
I have an xml file and i would just like to write a loop that runs for every number of contribution attributes.data/images.xml
Code:
<images>
<image source = "source/image1.jpg" thumb = "thumb/image1.jpg" contribution1 = "title1"
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i am trying to create a loop that will put a list of names from external sources into a number of Arrays .so what i did is :
Code:
for (i=0; i<4; i++) {
this["loadVarsText"+i] = new LoadVars();
this["loadVarsText"+i].onLoad = function(success) {
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and i dont understand why it is not working, and how can i fix it?
I 'm a Flash novice trying to make a wheel graphic rotate a certain number of degrees using Actionscript to loop the animation, and use an if/else statement to check if the rotation is true. I cannot get it to work.
View 11 Repliesjust learning as3 for flex. i am trying to do this:
var someNumber:String = "10150125903517628"; //this is the actual number i noticed the issue with
var result:String = String(Number(someNumber) + 1);
I've tried different ways of putting the expression together and no matter what i seem to do the result is always equal to 10150125903517628 rather than 10150125903517629.
PHP Code:
var trail1:MovieClip=new trail_1;
var trail2:MovieClip=new trail_2;
var trail3:MovieClip=new trail_3;
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This is what I want to happen but attempt at making a for/while loop gives me this:
TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor.
at momentum_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()
PHP Code:
var i:Number = 1;
while(i < 7){
var NameTemp:MovieClip=new ["trail_"+i];
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Why does the first loop work but not the other?[code]
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