Flash :: Loading External Document Files (Flash 9)

Loading Html Files Inside A Flash Document
I have a flash website. Buttons on the left and content loading on the right. A border graphic is around the whole thing. Pretty basic.

I am curious instead of having the buttons load swf files into the right content section can I load an html file? I will not be using frames. The border around the whole thing is done in flash so I need the html file to load inside the content section. Maybe have an empty movie load the html? I just want the html to be loaded in a box in the middle of movie. Kind of like using iframes in html.. is this possible?

Help Loading An External .html Document Into A Text Box In Flash MX
I really need to learn how to load an external HTML document into a flash MX text box. I am aware of how to load .txt documents, but I need to be able to have images loaded into the box as well as text. Please help me if you know anything about this and drop me an e-mail. Thanks.

Loading Random .swf Files Into Html Document
Desired scenario: I have a site which I want random .swf files to load into index page each time a user refreshes or visits the site.

Solution: I used a Javascript array solution in the .html page. Note: it works perfectly in Firefox and Safari.
The javascript code for that is listed below.

Problem: In IE, the page which is supposed to load the random .swfs in blank.

I tried to solve the problem by using an IE conditional statement with a single .swf embedded (so at least visitor could have interactive experience). Here's the code I used for that:

<!--[if IE]>
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="

Loading Random .swf Files Into .html Document
Desired outcome:
When person goes to site (http://www.jayminnickinteractive.com) they are presented with a different .swf file each time they visit or refresh the page - currently I have three different .swf files that can served up.

What I've done so far to make this outcome a reality:
I included a javascript array in the .html document that selects one of three .swf files to present in the page. Here is the javascript:
<script language="javascript">

</script>

Problem: This works fine if you are using Firefox, Safari, etc. HOWEVER, if you are using IE then the page is completely blank. I tried using a if IE conditional statement to serve up another .swf if the browser was IE, but that didn't work either.
Here's the code for that as well:

Loading An External Swf With A Document Class
I can load an external swf without a document class uing this code

import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.display.LoaderInfo;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.ProgressEvent;
import flash.text.TextField;

var myLoader1:Loader = new Loader();
addChild(myLoader1);
var myRequest1:URLRequest = new URLRequest("test.swf");
myLoader1.load(myRequest1);

However when I load my swf which has a document class in my folder (actionscripts) I get the following error

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at actionscripts::contact$iinit()

Loading External Flash Files
Okay, so I've made a flash file with 10 different movie clips, one at frame 1 with a stop action, one at frame 5 with a stop action, one at frame 10 with a stop..... you get the picture.

I want to call the whole swf file in which I have used the on (release) {
loadMovieNum ("movie.swf", 10);
}

How do I then call off the movie clip in frame5 for example, then on a different button call off frame10 but stop frame5 on the button I've just hit.....

Help would be appreciated!!

A Loading Bar For External Flash Files
how can i make a flash movie, have a loading bar for a movie being loaded into it, but also for the content in the main movie.

and have both the percentages in the same loading bar.

i.e.

main = 25%
loadee = 75%
-----------------------
total = 50%

i dont want a loading bar in each of the movies being loaded in, so any ideas?

something like _level1._getBytesLoaded() or something?

i think i tried it before but since _level1 hadnt even began to load it disregarded it and assumed it was done...

solutions anybody?

Loading External Flash Files
basically, i have a flash site which contains different sections, when a person goes to one of these sections i want to load an external flash file onto the page

if possible, id like to show a "loading" preloader until the external flash has loaded and is able to be displayed

ive been browsing the tutorials and movies sections but im not sure what section i should be browsing

if you want to see what i mean, go to http://www.atlanticrowers.com and click one of the sections, when one of the sections is clicked you are taken to another page, and thats where i want the swf to be loaded in the current movie

thanks!

Loading External Flash/jpg Files
Hi
I'm quite new to flash, I have done a couple of sites, but I am more of an artist than a coder.
My site at http://www.smallmoonvalley.com
is taking ages to load. I would like to speed it up by loading some of the images externally.. I am having trouble as even the most simple action script is very hard for me.
When I rollover one of the little images in the scroll bar I would like the larger images on the screen to load externally I have tried this but it closes down the whole flash file just to display the jpg

on(rollOver){
_root.loadMovie("mid_portfolio.jpg", "screen",1);
_root.screen._x =400;
_root.screen._y =225;
}

Any ideas? I'm using flash mx

Please Help With External Loading Of Flash Files
Hi,

Can someone please help me. I am building a site for a photographer. On the stage I have four movie clips for each section (products,fashion etc). Inside each movieclip is a set of buttons and a container called "load". Then when you click on a button the exernal photo (swf movie) loads into the container. But my problem is, I want a skip button inside this external swf so that you can skip trough the fotos in sequence aswell, but when I put the script on the button inside the external swf it over rides everything inside the movieclip on the main stage and the meu at the bottom dissapears. Please help. the sit adress is http://www.olivariauret.co.za/ (but is still far from finished so dont mind the other glitches pls) Thanx

Loading External Flash Files
Hi,

On my website i have a loade.swf and then a main flsh file containing the site. THe loader loads the main.swf in using moviecliploader and events, to load it into a movieclip on the ame frame.

The main.swf loads fine but i use actionscript to give my buttons functions which seems to be ignored.

If i view the main.swf on it's own:

www.ccut-designs.co.uk/main.swf

All works fine as planned.

If i view as it's meant to work

www.ccut-designs.co.uk

The buttons don't work and other bits of actionscript fail to work too.

Any help here would be great as im stumped

Thanks

harry

Loading External Files Into Flash 8
Well i have used many tutorials on this...and not one will work :'(

This is the code i have been using

loadText.load("textfile");
//creating the loadVarsText function
loadText.onLoad = function() {
dynamictextboxname.text = this.the=whatever text in notpad;
};

I have no idea how to load my external text in, i have it all set up. Its all being saved into the same folders etc. But still nothing. Any help?

External Flash Files Not Loading
I have 2 movieclips loading externally into the main movie using the loadMovie(); function. One for the nav and the other is for other content loaded as separate swfs.

The problem is that they load in the flash player when i test in flash, but when it comes time to see it embeded in the browser nothing loads.

Any ideas why this might happen?

Loading External Text Files Into Flash
I am looking for tutorials on downloading the text files into flash.
I realised that editing the text in flash is not effective, should I have a lot of text to edit. So I thought that it might be easier to edit the text in notepad or whatever it is and download it into flash.

Can you advise me where I can find the tutorials? I am not familiar with Flash. I am confused which one to look for the correct tutorial,string manipulation, using external files or using database.

Loading External Text Files Into Flash
So that i can change my news via the text file ^^;

Is there any other [easier//better] way to do this? If not, just plz tell me how to do it this way.

Loading External Files To Flash Movie
hi...

i want to make an autorun CD with Flash and inside the Flash movie, there are 3 options i want to make....and if i click the first option, an external word document file have to be showed up....the second option, an external flash movie file have to be showed up........the third option, it has to be linked into an external file folder.

does anyone know how to do that?...

thank you very much

Loading External Powerpoint Files From Flash
Ok so I created buttons in a flash project that opens external power point projects, but the way I did it they are opening in Internet Explorer.

Is there a way to open them up just in power poin and not in IE...

If someone knows action script coding well and how to do this can you plese respond.. It will help out tremendously, it is a presentation for NAB in Vegas...

Thank you soooo much

Loading External Text Files (flash 8)
I found a tutorial that explained how to load an external text file into a text field and that worked fine. The issue I'm having is when I try to load the text file into a variable that isn't a text field object.

The code from the tutorial was:

Code:
textLoader = new LoadVars();
textLoader.onLoad = function()
{
textFieldInstance.text=this.content;
};
textLoader.load("text.txt");
The problem I'm having is if after the .load line I have "trace(textFieldInstance.text)", the output is blank (presumably its initial value). I've tried using some other variable in place of "textFieldInstance.text" and I have the same problem. If I do the trace inside the onLoad function, it displays the correct value, but if it's outside the function it just returns the variable's initial value. I'm assuming it's a scope problem, but I'm not sure how to resolve it. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Deepak

Loading External Text Files Into Flash MX
Hi Guy's and Gall's

I have a couple problems, i imagine probably easily fixed, but over my head

Number 1...

My flash movie loads an external text file on loading, then display's it in another scene in a scrolling box.
The problem is all the line breaks, it seems to add 2 for every 1, is that to do with the text file? or have i missed something in flash? can i remove them with action script?

Number 2...

The Flash movie doesn't reload the text file every time you oven the page, it seems to open a 'cached' version, can i do anything about this?

www.bexinoz.com

Thanks in anticipation of any help you guys can give me!

Andy

Loading External Image Files Into Flash?
My site will have a couple of designs so the content for the site will be stored in .txt files then loaded in dynamically. This way I will only have to edit one file to make global changes.

However how do I load external images in?
I have quite a lot of images which would bloat the Flash pre-loader.

Loading External Flash Files Using A Variable As Filename
ok I have made a flash file and what I want it to do is take a variable like path and use that to load the movie. For example the url will be "www.example.com/1.swf?path=2.swf" that will set path to the file I want to load into my movie how do I use loadMovie() to load the file using that variable. also once I load the movie how do I place it in my flash file. and how do I set where it goes ect.

Max

Loading External SWF Files Into The Flash Player Exe HELP Why Is It So Hard?
Hi everyone,

I really hope someone can help.

I am making a CD-ROM application. The first Flash window to open up serves as a menu for viewing around 85 separate SWF files.

Each SWF file needs to open separately from the main window, into it's own player. (publishing all 85 files as exe's is not an option as it will add too much file size overall)

I think (but i'm really not sure at all) that there's a way to load first a blank exe flash player, and then load the swf file into it, all from each button on the main movie.

I can't seem to find any decent reference to this on any of the flash forums out there.....

so if you've come accross this situation before, can you let me know what you did to make it work?

the only other thing I can think of doing is using localConnection to send instructions to an external exe file to load a particular SWF. Is this a good idea?

is there an easier way?

thanks in advance

Kaytoo

Loading External Text Files Into Flash Movie
hello friends

i wanted to ask if anybody knows how to load an external text file into a flash movie....

please help!

many thanks
shrav

Loading External Text/graphics Files Into A Flash Animation
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help.

I need to load different text and graphics files into a movie.

I have a popup window formatted as needed which is part of the main movie.

The basic idea is that there are different buttons on the screen which when clicked call up the popup formatted box.

The text and graphics files are all different but are related to the text files.

Can anyone suggest some Actionscript, javascript, or php which I could use to solve the problem??

Loading External TXT Or HTML Files To Text Field In Flash
Does anyone know where the topics are for loading external txt or html files into a swf to place in a text field? Or does anyone know whow to do this exactly?

Thanks.

Loading External Flash 8 Files Into A Published Flash 7 File
Hi,

Just wondering if I were to load an external movie published in Flash 8 into a movie that is published in Flash 7... the user would not require a flash 8 player, right? I'm thinking that the external Flash 8 movie takes on the Flash 7 player when loaded. Does anyone know if this is correct?

Thanks!

Media Files Prevent Flash From Fully Loading External XML File
Im trying to debug a flash widget we created, and it loads fine on the 20 odd computers we tested on EXCEPT for one computer where, the application doesn't load an external XML file that calls for 3 small mp3 files and a FLV file to load as well.

In a debugger, we noticed that when it tried to load these mp3 files it was getting a Forbidden access message. The FLV just prevents the FLV player from showing up at all (not even the skin).

Can anyone figure out why, that it would work over all the other computers and NOT the one? On that person's computer, we tried it in IE, Firefox, even Chrome and the application doesn't load. We even cleared the cache, did a hard refresh and still nothing.

However, the other computers work just fine.

ALL the computers have the latest Flash software installed.

What could cause this problem?

Loading External Flash Files Onto Flash Website
I need help on how to load .swf files on a flash site as a portfolio section, each one will have their own image or animation. The way I want them is to when you change the pages it loads the next object rather than have it on the site and make the site file bigger to load than having it minimual. I found only one tutorial but it incorporates something I don't want and tried working around it to have it load under a frame (not animation frame but like picture frame) in a certain location.

Loading External Text Files With Links To .swf Files
i am loading a external text file with html links. I would like to know if anyone out there know how to make those links load .swf files, that would work with the levels hierarchy of the original level0 file. I tried passing a variable that would be detected by a movie clip on EnterFrame but no success, maybe I had written something wrong. Loading just the swf file will replace the html page on the browser.

How To Make Exe-files Of My Flash-document?
I want to make presentations for the cd's that I burn. So how to make it .exe? So that I can open it whit a AUTORUN on the cd.

Thanx for answers.

[SWE]Roger

How We Can Creat Text Or Document Files By Using Flash?
Hi,
Pls help me on crating text files or document file by using flash.
eg.I want to generate daily report by clicking on button.It may be of shopping cart or company report.

shree

Save Attached Files As Flash 5 Document
Hello buddy flashers!
I´m asking your help to make our forum better.
I can´t open some files attached to some posts.
This happens cause I got Flash MX and the files
attached have been saved as Flash MX 2004 documents.
Please save your files as Flash 5 or Flash MX documents
so other members can view them in case they got former
versions of Flash.
This, of course, do not apply when you´re using actions
unavailable in those older versions.
Thank you!

When Should I Use Document Class And External Class Files?
Hello all,

I was recently sent on an intensive three day Actionscript 3 course by my employers - it was fantastic and gave me a great understanding of the fundamentals of coding with Actionscript.

I have one question that I wasn't really able to raise during training, the topic was touched on briefly but wasn't explained in any detail.

When should I use document class files and external class files? If I understand it correctly, creating Linkage with an element in my library then creates a class file, and that file should contain specific functionality relating to the element. For instance, if it was a movie clip in my library that is used to contain loaded product images, then the associated external class file should contain the code that handles the URLRequest and the Loader, plus any extra functionality such as Event Listeners and a function for dragging and dropping of the MC. When I want to access that functionality, I call the function in my class file from my main movie and pass it the correct parameters. Am I on the right track here?

When should I use the document class? I know how to set a document class, and going by my previous logic, I imagine it's used to contain global functions that may be required (such as exiting the movie, file handling etc). Am I correct?

One more - say I'm using an external class file - do I need to import it on the first frame of the actions layer, or can I import in my document class?

That's it, a little clarification need really.
Thanks in advance.

Can Flash Open Windows Files And Programs From An Html Document?
So far I have been able to open the drives (A:, C:, etc.) and folder with no spaces in the names. I have been using getUrl with a variable loaded from a text file, but I am having trouble folders with spaces in the names, files, and exe's. Please help me.

ty,

Loading External Html Files With External Css Please Help
Hi people,
I'm new to this forum and new to ActionScript. I have not worked on AS1 or AS2 before so I just got started on AS3.

I'm trying to learn ActionScript 3 and I started experimenting with ideas and workinf examples.

What I'm trying to achieve is a website where the content shown is from external HTML files and external CSS.

My code was working up until trying loading the CSS. The error that I'm getting is "Call to a possibly undefined method URLLoader"

here is my code:

ActionScript Code:
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.text.*;
import fl.transitions.*;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;

var bodyTextField:TextField = new TextField();
bodyTextField.x = 50;
bodyTextField.y = 300;
bodyTextField.width = 500;
bodyTextField.multiline = true;
bodyTextField.wordWrap = true;
bodyTextField.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
bodyTextField.selectable = false;

var textBox_mc:MovieClip = new MovieClip();

showContent("html_pages/home.html");

function showContent(paraString:String):void
{

var contentPage:String = paraString;

var myURLLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var myURLRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(contentPage);

var myCSSLoader:URLLoader = new URLloader();
var myCSSRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("html_pages/demo.css");

myCSSLoader.load(myCSSRequest);
myURLLoader.load(myURLRequest);

//myURLLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, dataOK);
myCSSLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, dataOK);

function dataOK(myevent:Event):void
{
var css:StyleSheet = new StyleSheet();
css.parseCSS(URLLoader(evt.target).data);
bodyTextField.styleSheet = css;

bodyTextField.htmlText = myURLLoader.data;

textBox_mc.addChild(bodyTextField);
stage.addChild(textBox_mc);

var myTransitionManager:TransitionManager = new TransitionManager(textBox_mc);
myTransitionManager.startTransition({type:Wipe, direction:Transition.IN, duration:0.5, easing:None.easeOut});
}
}

Can someone please have a look and tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.

Loading External Files Within External File
Is there a way to load an external file from within an already loaded external file?

Example:

I want to do a section devoted to blog entries. So, I was wanting to externally load the dated references in one textbox on the right side, and when the user clicks on one date, it loads the referenced text file into the larger box next to it.

Any ideas of how to accomplish this?

Thanks!

bbbco

Flash Modal Containing External HTML Document
I have a massive problem. I've been in forums and searching the net for days and can't find anything to help me on this...

I AM VERY NEW TO ACTIONSCRIPTING AND GET LOST EASILY...

I have a site that I developed fully in Flash 8... http://ashevillegolf.net/newsite/

If you visit this URL you will see the "For Sale Sign" at the top. If you visit that page you will see two buttons.

What I need to have happen is to click one of the buttons (probably stripping it down to one button soon... Not your problem), have it open a Modal window and load this page http://www.remax.com/Listings/StateS...O1=1&corp=true in the window with both scrollbars as needed. I do not want it to open up a new window showing in the status bar. I want a true Modal window with no address bar, no menus. Just a title, "X" and scrollbars.

I have no freakin clue how to do this and I am about to jump. LOL.

Please HELP!

G

Help, I Need To Link An External Swf File With A New Flash Document
There may be threads describing this but ive left it all too late to look, my assessment for a flash project is on monday and ive got to go to work all weekend.
I have a flash document with a button and i was wanting to link a swf file to it but nothing i do seems to work, is there anywas of doing it without using a url. It doesnt let me put the swf file into the new documents library or on stage, i just really want to link the 2 together through a button, can anyone help?

Loading External Files?
Can someone tell me how i can load an external file, like an html file, into a movie. I can do it with a text file but I want to make links in the file and I can't make html links in my text files?

Loading External Swf Files
ok, I have a site where I will be loading external swf files on top of my _level0 page. My question is that there is some content on that _level0 page that I want to dissapear when the new _level1 is loaded. I do not need that content to appear again as the user surfs the site. What do I need to do besides the typical

on (release) {
loadMovieNum ("capabilities.swf", 1);
}

I think I need for it to advance to a blank frame before it loads the _level1.swf file so it does not show. Am I correct in assuming this? What kind of actionscript would make this work? Feedback is appreciated!!

Nate

Loading External .txt Files?
Ok...what's the most easiest way to do this. I have a Text Box that scrolls perfectly...I don't need to know how to add a scroll bar ..but i'd like to know how i can get a dynamic look for my text. For instance, I want to know if I can get different color text and font...and create links and all that fun stuff.
Thanks

Loading External .txt Files
i wish to load various external .txt files into a single text box dependant on which file is appropriate through the use of a series of buttons.

specifically; i need to load bios for a list of different people onto a single page according to which name is selected.

ex. select "jon" button from list personalities and bio for "jon" will we'll be displayed in text box.

do i need to make seperate text boxes for each person or can i call different .txt files into a single text.box?

i hope this is clear, any help would be great, thanks

Loading External TXT Files
Im making a flash-site and I have different windows which in each have some text. I want to load different text from .txt files to each windows and the windows are of course in their own layers. The code im using to open the .txt-files and save it in a variable is:
loadVariables ("home.txt", ""); \that's for the home window.
And in home.txt:
hometext=Testing if this works...
I want the dynamictext to be HTML, WordWrap and Selectable
This worked once but it doens't work anymore.
Ive done everything else except the text so im nearly done with the whole site. If you need the source to the site, reply here and i will send it.

LOADING EXTERNAL TXT FILES
i have a few dynamic text fields in a movie clip and im loading diffrent text into each.

Inside the movie clip i have this code

loadVariables("guess.txt", _root.sections, "GET");
loadVariables("me.txt", _root.sections, "GET");
loadVariables("people.txt", _root.sections, "GET");
loadVariables("places.txt", _root.sections, "GET");
loadVariables("mad.txt", _root.sections, "GET");

None of them are loading in, although when i only had on txt field it worked.

Is it not working cos i have 5 diffrent ones ?

Loading External Mp3 Files
Please help me.... I am fairly new to Flash. I have been trying to teach myself how to use it this summer and am doing fairly well, but I am having a problem that I just cannot figure out the answer to. I have started a web page and I wanted to gear it towards my family members who have slow connection speeds. However, I also want to have a little bit of music on the page. Now, on a dial up connection it would take a long time to load a flash movie with a decent quality mp3 file in it so I decided to keep the mp3 on my server and have flash load it after the page opens up by using this code:

mySong = new Sound ();
mySong.loadSound("MySong.mp3", false);
mySong.start();

Now for some reason this seems to be working on my friend's computer (he has a cable connection), but I can't get it to work on mine (I usually connect to the internet via my school's LAN, but am currently using a dial up connection). The movie loads just fine, and I can tell that the song is loading because I also have included in the movie something that shows the percentage of the song that has played. If the song isn't loaded, then it usually shows "NaN" or not a number because I am using some math to figure out that percentage and it ends up dividing by zero if there is no song loaded. But, the way that I have it right now, after about five minutes (the time that it takes to load the song), that "NaN" turns to a zero, indicating that the song is loaded, but has not started to play yet... So, I what I need is some help determining why it is that this is working on my friend's computer and not on mine... Oh, and in case you were wondering, I started out by using a streaming sound, but it wouldn't buffer fast enough so I had to change it to an event sound (i.e. : mySong.loadSound("MySong.mp3", false). Now I know that the song has loaded, but for some reason, it just won't start playing. I have been trying to figure this out for two days now, and have come up short. If you have any ideas on how I can make this thing work, please help me... I would appreciate any help that you can offer...

Thank you,

Dominique A. Ramirez

P.S. if it helps, my address is geocities.com/dominique_a_ramirez/new

Loading External Swf Files
I am having difficulty in loading an external swf file into my main flash page. I am using Flash 5. I have set up an action layer with a frame action loadMovie

("Xpage.swf", "target");

I have then created a movie instance named target with another movie within it consisting of a box named "box".

I have then made a button in the same frame with the object actions

on (release) {
tellTarget ("logo") {
gotoAndPlay (1);
}
}

When I test the movie I get the following error message

Target not found: Target="logo" Base="_level0"

I am not sure how to fix this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Schmidty.