Flash :: External TXT Simple Prob

Simple External Txt File Prob
ok, ive a swf called "news.swf" and it has the actions:

loadVariablesNum ("news.txt", 0);

the swf has the dynamic text fields:
---------------------------------------------------
about

date

type

headline

news
---------------------------------------------------

in the text file is :

---------------------------------------------------
about= dj

date=14 - 05 - 03

type=DJ

headline=FERGIE GETS BIG GIG

news=bla bla bla
---------------------------------------------------

whats the problem, its loadin in the first vas "about" but thats it!

Simple Prob...help?
I have 6 variables
a1 through a6

Holding a number 1 through 6
I want to do this eg:
a1 = 1
a2 = 2
a3 = 3

Right...now I want to add those numbers
so I've a button

on(release) {
total=(a1+a2+a3);
}

of course this concat's the strings....how do I get it to total the numbers?

Something to do with converting a1 from a string to a number or different data type right?

Simple MC Prob...
hi every1...

here i hav attached da .fla file ....which is a model of a car game .here da obstacles should come randomly and if da obstacle is going to hit da car the obstacle should disappear ....
the prob i face here is ...i hav used 3 movieclips( al , bm , cr ) inside a movieclip named "obs",where any 1 MC from da 3 plays randomly. i hav placed da "obs" MC in da stage...everything is ok..as far as the randomness is cosidered ...but the obstacle does not disappear if it hits da car ...
i dont know to control da MC (al , bm , cr ) which is inside another MC "obs". can any 1 help me out 2 solve tis prob .... i would really be very thkfull to any1 who hepls me ........... pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

thank you ...in advance ...

Simple Variable Prob
Hiya,
I've a input box with a variable called test. Now i want to test if the box is empty. Is this wrong?

if(test == "")
{code}

Thanks, Chi

Simple Code Prob.
Why won't this work. I am trying to put this code on a button. On release, if the movie 'tub' is in frame 25, goto and play frame 25.

code:
on (release) {
if(_root.tub = (25) {
_root.tub.gotoAndPlay(25);
}
}

A Simple Soulotion To My Prob, I THINK
hey.. umm i got a tiny prob..i made a menu... the buttons r in a movie clip...i have them fading in than after the fade in..i put a stop action on the frame.. than for the actionscript on the buttons i got

on release on (release) {
gotoAndPlay("info", 1);
}

.. but for some reason it just goes back and plays the menu fades instead of goin to the scene?? some1 help??

thx!!

Simple Prob Loadvariables
ok i am working through Teach Yourself Actionscripting in 24 hours!

i am trying to get a news ticker to work but i want to load the text in a external text file!

here is my txt file named "johntext.txt" it reads:
newText=text that should scroll!!!!!

i have put this in at the root level:

loadVariables ("johntext.txt",_root);

here is my code in a movie clip with the variable text:

onClipEvent(load){
tickerText += "News Alert:";
tickerText += _root.newText; // this is the name
of my external file!
i am trying to get it to
read the text in my
johntext.txt file!!
firstChar = 0;
lineLength = 50;
for (var i=0;i<lineLength;i++){
tickerText = " " + tickerText;
}
}

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
text = tickerText.substr(firstChar, lineLength);

firstChar++;

if (firstChar >tickerText.length){
firstChar = 0;
}
}

i would be very grateful if someone could help me on this problem..

john.

Really Simple Code Prob
Hi there im a total noob but i only need a small bit of code for a navigation bar on a website im making.

I have a short animation of the buttons flying in and flying out, i get the movie to stop just after the buttons fly into position. Next i want it so that when someone presses a button the fly out animation is played and then it takes the user to the desired URL.

What i thought was to declair a variable at the start with a value of 0.
When the user presses the first button the variable is set to 1 (or 2 if it was the second button or 3 if it was 3rd etc...)followed by it playing the flyout animation. At the last frame of the flyout animation i thought i could set up something like

If the variable = 1 then goto "page1.html"
If the variable = 2 then goto "page2.html"

i know this obviously isnt actionscript syntax but thats my problem i dont know the syntax, i know the basic things like gotoAndPlay(); and getURL(); but my problem is more with the correct syntax in declairing a variable and manipulating the variables value later in the timeline.

Thanks very much for any help folks!!

BTW its flash mx 2004.

Simple Prob. I Know U Guys Can Help Me
i have a button with instance name contactMe, and when you click on it, it opens ur default email in a compose window with the set e-mail address in the To: box.

contactMe.onRelease = function () {
getURL("ultramarck@edsamail.com.ph");
}

question, how do i put the subject of the email? i can do it in HTML, but the same code doesn't work with Flash. how can i do that?

Asp Prob....pretty Simple Though
Hey, I am taking a Web Programming class...we have to create an HTML form, then use ASP to take that info, and then use it on the next page.

I decided to do some sort of "mad libs" thing. Does my server have to support ASP? and if so, is it pretty standard for servers to support it? I think I have a decent server, they support mySQL, PHP and stuff. Anyways, anyone know how to get the info the user enters to show up?

I have this...

<% =response.write (form.name) %>

But I don't know if that's right (I have an input box type text named "name"

any help?

Thanks alot

Prob With Simple Actionscr
Hi everyone!
I'm trying to make a simple actionscript for a button. The function I want is for the button is to play 15 frames in the current scene (2-16), then stop, and then go to another scene (Scene 2) and start to play a frame there (frame 10).

I have included the two actions which I need to function as one:

on (release) {
gotoAndPlay(2);
}

on (release) {
gotoAndStop("Scene 2", 10);
}

Any suggestions are appreciated!

Oy

Simple Prob 4 Flash Gurus
I have an swf which has an external action script file that loads variables from a .txt data file.

When I export the .swf and .html to the same directory everything works perfect but if I have the .html in a different directory the page loads, the swf loads, the action script loads but the .txt does not - despite the fact that I have specified an absolute path to the .txt file in the action script file.

why am I sooo stoopid that I cannot sort this?!

Simple (huh) Movie Clip Prob
I was pretty used to the actionscript in Flash 5. However, Im now getting to grips with mx and i cant for the life of me find out how to do a simple rollover.

I have a movie clip on the stage named 'mail slide' I have an invisible button over this and have tried to attach the script to get 'mail slide' to play but all i get is:

on (rollOver) {
MovieClip.gotoAndPlay();
}

how do i insert the name of the movie clip? If i click the movie clip line and type in 'mail slide' it shows up in red. If i just type in the frame number that is supposed to play that is fine but then how does it know which movie clip i need to play?

help!!!!! I know this seems really easy but Its peeing me off guys.

Youre help is most appreciated

thanx in advance

Simple Flash Navigation Prob....?
I am trying to set up a web page where the navigation is in Flash and the content is html... ok, that doesnt sound hard..

...the problem I have is when you select a button from the flash navigation bar and it loads up the new html document (which includes the flash file) it also resets the flash navigation bar again.. when what Im after is the button on the naviagtion to remain highlighted..

Im sure there is a work around this (apart from using frames or having a new flash file for each html page)

any ideas??

cheers

Simple Button Prob Driving Me Mad
Ok I have 3 simple buttons Ive made about us porfolio and contact. Now in the fla I provide here as a link the first button about us has a sound on it just like it should yet the sound doesnt play when you put mouse over it.
And I have no clue why It driving me mad!

I know I just need someone to take a ouside look at it and Im sure youll see the prob quick.

Thank to any that helps!

http://spyderdesignz.com/justin/spyderdesignzv2.fla

Simple Prob: Can't Get A Loop To Run With .onRollOver
I am trying to learn fadin of buttons using only actionscript - i have something working that eventually fades, but I have to repeatedly roll on and off it to fade (it doesnt loop by itself)

Code:

arrowR_btn.onRollOver = function()
{
if (arrowR_btn._alpha>30)
{
fade_btn();
}
}

fade_btn = function()
{
if (arrowR_btn._alpha>30)
{
arrowR_btn._alpha -= 5;
//fade_btn();<<IF I PUT that here, then it works, but
//will look like an instant change, but will go thru the code
}

}

I think the anwer has to do with onEnterFrame, but I played around with so many variations and looked at many help things on the net, but nothing could do it.

What am I missing?

Can Any1 Solve This Simple MC Overlapping Prob ...
hi every1,

here i hav attached the .fla file where when v roll over a movieclip(say,MC1) it plays ... there is no prob in that ....but the prob is when i roll over the next MC(say, MC2) the previous MC (MC1) is over the 2nd movieclip...you will understand it better when u c the flash file...as it is difficult to explain without that .... ie., when a MC is played ,only tat should be seen and the other MC shuld be behind this MC ....hope u all understand what im trying to explain ....

can any 1 solve tat prob ..pls .... thank u very much ...

Simple Prob..scene File Included
Sorry, please delete. I forgot to include a _root. Sorry!

Simple Text Scrolling Btn Prob. (file Attached)
FILE ATTACHED: flashMX

I got the following script to scroll loaded text. It works great, but it will not scroll dynamic text that has copy already in the text field.
I guess it is the difference between using a Variable and an Instance.
Can some one please show me how to target an Instance name instead of a Variable please. (If that is my problem)
THANKS in advance

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (scrolling) {
_root.copyName.scroll++;
}
}

I attached a simple small .fla file

Movie Clip Problems...prob Simple Solution.
hi im getting into actionscripting although im encountering a few teething problems with a button/movieclip.

i need my button/movieclip to have two states.

on mouse over
&
on roll out.

on mouse over i want the button (which is really just a circle) to turn black.

on rollout i want the circle to fade from black to red.

sounds simple but i cant seem to manage it.

any advise?

cheers

Simple Button Prob Driving Me Nuts Fla Included.
Ok I have a button with simple code of on(press){
gotoAndPlay ("movie");
}

But for some reason it not going to the frame label "movie" and this so simple and it driving me nuts. Now the button Im talking about is the movie reel button. Now all that really should happen is you push the button and the content box disapears as youll see.
Push button/ go to fricking movie label! lol

The fla only a few layers and like 4 frames so any help would be great!

http://y0urself.net/capitaltheatre.fla

Flash Form Ponctuation Prob (Simple I Guess)
I´m having a problem with ponctuation in a flash Form. I´m sending the vars using load vars, and when seeing my mail, i get :

Name: mÃ¡rio

And it should be Mário not mÃ¡rio . How can i solve this ?

Prob With External Swf
Aloha!

I made a site that loads swf files (woaw! ) but the swfs work if i test them alone but not when I test them in the "head"-swf.

1) If I make a link in a movie clip in a swf that has to be loaded, I did it with _root.gotoAndPlay("Labelname"), does it have anything to do with the _root?
2) I used to photogallery from the tut, you can only see the photo, so no buttons or my background (strange)

Anyone?

Thanx

External Swf's Prob
I'm making a website for a client and im using flahs for it. mainly external swf's. My problem is that have a swf in the bg, in that swf there is image that at each 30 secs change. than i have a container over that swf. they swf that open 5 secs after the first one (the bg) opens. so far so good, but since i need my first swf (bg) to always run since the image changes all the time i can not put the stop action in the "as" layer and it seems that because i can't put the stop option it doesn't work.

what can i do?
thanx.

Prob In Loading External .swf
hey all,

thnx 4 checking my post...

I need to load an external .swf to my first frame of my existing main .fla file....The prob i face is ..i am able to load that .swf file but its keeps on looping ( as that .swf has a looping scripting )....i even tried stop(); on the frame script.... still not working .. As soon as the loaded .swf finishes it should move to the second frame of my main .fla file..... can any one help me ....please ... i here by attach the .fla file of the swf file which needs to be loaded to the main .fla's first frame....

thank you in advance........

Prob W External .swfs
I am happily loading and unloading external swfs into my movie and always into the right position. Unfortunately, the buttons that lie beneath (on the main movie) are still active. Invisible, but working perfectly none the less.

How do I temporarily disable the buttons on my main movie timeline? Prefer not to have a special (buttonless) frame in the main timeline for externals to navigate to and from as I have 25-30 external .swfs currently working.(almost)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
::::::::::::code on button to load external .swf

on (press) {
this.attachMovie("randomspopmc", "window", 0);
window._x = 250;
window._y = 250;
}

::::::::::::randompopsmc

empty mc with this code

onClipEvent (load) {
loadMovieNum("file:///Users/kristianthompson/Desktop/random/random.swf", 1);
}

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

K?

flash MX / OSX

[F8] External SWF Preloading Little Prob...
Hello folks,
i got a little prob... i can't find the other post that i manage to
use as a tutorial i got a link there that sent me to this great site
http://gotoandlearn.com/, i used the tutorial about
"External SWF Preloading" and did everything, but one thing did go right:

the ' % ' symbol is the only thing that appears, but not counting then after a few seconds (the load ends)
the swf shows, here is the final code:

PHP Code:

var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();

var mclL:Object = new Object();

mclL.onLoadProgress = function(target,getBytesLoaded,getBytesTotal) {
    loader.percent.text = Math.round((getBytesLoaded/getBytesTotal)* 100) + "%";
    loadpercent = "0%";
};

mclL.onLoadInit = function() {
    loader._visible = false;
    loader.percent.text = "";
};

mcl.addListener(mclL);

mcl.loadClip("gsb_test.swf",holder);

Prob' W/loading External Swf
i have 4 swf files in a folder below the www folder-
main.swf (with 3 buttons)
2.swf
3.swf
4.swf

in the www i have the html file that loads the main swf witch is pointing to the folder below itself - ...value= "folder/main.swf"...

in the browser the main swf loads, but when i press any of the buttons
the other swf files do not load.

the code for the buttons are like this-

ActionScript Code:
btn.onRelease=function(){
mymc.loadMovie("2.swf");
}

anyone know why this doesn't work?
thanks

External Swfs Prob
hi again!!!!
ok, i got this very strange prob
my website consists of a main.swf and external swfs to be loaded into the main swf...
it all works fine on my com, i tested the "main.swf", it can work
i published the main.html to test if it works on html too, and it can work
however when i upload it onto my server, it doesnt come out quite as i expected
the external swfs keep on looping, i dunno why
maybe a sneak peak of my site will let u noe what i mean
http://faith.pla9ue.net/tm/good.html

thanx...

p.s the external swfs are the images, not the text

Transitions Between External Swf's Prob
ok so i did this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions.htm

but, i dont know why, the external swf doesn't want to show up.

here is my .fla http://justpra.com/troquet/test2/test.fla

thanx.
pra.

Loading External Swf Prob.
i'm working in falshmx 2004 and getting problem in loading external swf (loaded.swf) file into container (movie clip)
below is attachment of the file...plz help if u can. i need it (proper actionscript code) to complete my project.
thanks!

below is the attachment of my files.

Prob In Loading External .swf
hey all,

thnx 4 checking my post...

I need to load an external .swf to my first frame of my existing main .fla file....The prob i face is ..i am able to load that .swf file but its keeps on looping ( as that .swf has a looping scripting )....i even tried stop(); on the frame script.... still not working .. As soon as the loaded .swf finishes it should move to the second frame of my main .fla file..... can any one help me ....please ... i here by attach the .fla file(zipped) of the swf file which needs to be loaded to the main .fla's first frame....

thank you in advance

Preloading External Mp3 Prob In IE
Hiya,

I've been experiencing something odd... I have searched the forums, but as of yet have been unable to find anything that could help me out. Here's the deal:

I have created a Flash file that loads external .MP3s [from a totally diff server btw]. It preloads them first, and when sufficient data has been loaded, they start streaming... It all works just fine when testing it from within Flash MX [ctrl+enter], and it also works just fine in Mozilla Firefox... but, it doesn't in IE... Help!
In IE the .MP3s load BEFORE the preloader, and since they are BIG files, this freezes up the explorer for a while, until they are loaded, then it simply shows "100% loaded" and starts playing.
I sincerely hope anyone is able to tell me why it all works perfectly in Firefox and Flash [in a .EXE projector it all works just fine too] but not in IE.

I am using the following code to load the files:

ActionScript Code:
myMusic = new Sound(music);
myMusic.loadSound("http://www.filename.mp3", true);

And just the regular getBytesLoaded and getBytesTotal as I would for preloading anything else [which always works just fine too btw]

Any insight whatsoever would be really appreciated!

Thanks,

Martijn

P.S. Using Flash player 6

Loading External Swf Prob On Mac
I hope someone else here can help...I am loading an swf into level1 using getBytesLoaded() etc. it works great when I test the page on a pc using IE but stalls on the mac running IE.

anyone else get this?

R

Simple LoadMovie Prob. Paths Revert To Parent File Structure.
I'm trying to loadMovie("someFolder/test.swf", "container");

The problem is that the test.swf requires two .xml files that are located in the same folder "someFolder". But when trying to run the movie it is looking for the .xml files in the parent folder of someFolder.

I can run test.swf and it works fine on it's own but when i try it with loadMovie it can't find the .xml files. Probably an easy fix, or else it can't be fixed. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Preloader For A External Movie Prob.
O.k this is a big problem and im with a headache already
Iwanna do a preloader for a external movie.
-I have the preloader in Scene 1
-I have a movie clip named "bueno" and with the action scrip for load a swf that is in the same folder

everything runs fine, but the preloader just load the empty movie clip that is 4.kb and the swf that im loading is 360Kb.

I need the preloader says " X from 360Kb." and then sends you to the next scene where the movie is.

But mine says " X from 4kb" and sends you the next scene where the movie isn´t loaded!

I Know there is a way.
so Please Someone help me
if you can sendme the script or contact me doit
thanks

External Swf Loading Prob.....nothing Loads HELP PLZ
(THIS IS NOT A DOUBLE POST!)I had some problems posting before, i dont know why this wont upload the file...Ok Ive done all i could and im relying on somebody here to find the solution... There is a button on the top that says "contact" and has the action: on(release){loadMovie("contact.swf","mc_contact"); }
But when i publish it in html and i preview it, it does NOTHING....Please help

[F8] Going Insane /// Loading External Swf Prob.
Hey guys, i am working on a gallery and when i load an swf from a thumb into an empty movieclip, it acts wierd. take a look here:

http://linodesigns.com/test/print.html

only the first 3 thumbs are working right now, click on the second thumb (loads the problem swf). when u click it once it plays like its supposed to, but click on it 2,3, or more consecutively and it seems like it loads over itself.

I've tried the unload method, doesnt work. I dont think i need to use it because its being loading into an empty movie clip so it replaces the previous.

heres the code for the thumbnail:

on (rollOver) {
this.gotoAndStop(2);
}
on (rollOut) {
this.gotoAndStop(1);
}
on (release) {

this._parent._parent.images_mc.loadMovie("works/workJpegs/print02.swf");
this._parent._parent.images_mc._alpha = 0;
}

Prob With _alpha In External Swfs
Hiya!

Please bear with while I try to explain this!!

I have a main flash file which has 2 blank container mc's one loads the external navigation swf, the other loads the external content swf. I have another invisible mc off the main stage which contains the actionscript transition for the page content.

When I press a button on the navigation is sets a variable _global.newpage it then tells the transition to go to the frame "fade out" where I have this script..

Code:
onEnterFrame = function() {
this._parent.pagecontent._alpha = this._parent.pagecontent._alpha + (0 - this._parent.pagecontent._alpha)/3;
}
the next frame is then

Code:
if (this._parent.pagecontent._alpha>=1) {
this.gotoAndPlay("fadeout")
}
So once it has faded out completely, the movies goes on to this frame where it loads the _global.newpage variable & should set the alpha of the page to 100%...

Code:
loadMovie(_global.newpage, _parent.pagecontent);
_parent.pagecontent._alpha=100;
But the problem is, it doesnt! It loads the new page, fades it on to about 20% alpha then dissapears!

Anyone got any ideas? Please help!

Thanks in advance, Jen

F8 - This Sucks.. Button External Swf Prob.
can anyone tell me why my buttons don't work every time I put a preloader on my external swf? It just reloads the page!!

http://www.ezekieldesign.com/clientp...use/index.html - click on about us.. you'll see what I'm talking about.. the others will work, but there isnt a preloader so it takes a second to load the other pages.

Loading External .txt File Prob
My coworker came up to me this morning and said "on our website...the text shows up on my computer but not Jane's?" I asked another co-worker who worked on the site and he said it was a browser issue..

Heres the deal, it doesnt show up on IE 5.0..the only thing displayed is <P ALIGN=left> which is strange cuz that tag isnt even in the .txt file! The only html tag thats in the .txt file is a <FONT> tag...

But sure enough when he updated the browser to IE 5.1 it showed up.

Is this really a browser problem or a Flash issue?

I Got The External URL Command Right... But A Prob With Some Other Factors Has Arised
alright... here's the whole thing...
There's a CD-system type SWF (it just looks like a CD player) that I made from scratch and game files (media, graphics, 3D models, etc.) from PlayStation 2 discs which I have converted...
(forget everything I just said b4 this point cause that's extra useless information)

Alright... I got my SWF file and my getURL txt actionscript files, along with the zip files I'm puting for download, in Music/Tekken4/
K...now... I have another SWF file in Music/ and it has a loadMovie command in it that loads the SWF file in Music/Tekken4 inside of it...
so the movie in Music/ loads the movie in Music/Tekken4...
The getURL commands work fine when I click them directly in the SWF file in Music/Tekken4...
but when I click them from when it's loaded by the movie in Music/...
It says "Music/Shinjuku.zip not found" for example... but the zip files are in Music/Tekken4 ... so it would be "Music/Tekken4/Shinjuku.zip"
...I've tried changing the URL command address in the txt files from "./MusicFile.zip" to "./Tekken4/MusicFile.zip"
...but it will still say "Music/Shinjuku.zip not found" for example...
the subfolders are not getting in the address for some strange reason...
if ya need a clearer explanation or something just reply...
and if ya are confused anyway... and dont know what the prob is exactly... then reply anyways with your solution to what you "guess" is the prob...
to those who help I thank you! =)