Flash :: String Length Of A String

String Manipulation : Pad A String.length
hi,
i have an array of track/artist titles

_level0.trkList = [object #218, class 'Array'] [
0:[object #219, class 'Object'] {
label:"Jeff Beck - Space for the Papa",
data:"spacepapa.mp3",
__ID__:0
},
1:[object #220, class 'Object'] {
label:"Jeff Beck - Another Place",
data:"anotherplace.mp3",
__ID__:1
},

i wish to add the array to a track info listbox component,
in such a way that the individual items in the array are
padded with spaces -" ", so as the length of the shortest
string equals the length of the longest string,

my listbox output is now -
Jeff Beck - Space for the Papa| * from time array
Jeff Beck - Another Place| * from time array

by adding spaces i would like it to be-
Jeff Beck - Space for the Papa| * from time array
Jeff Beck - Another Place"""""""| * from time array

does anyone know how to do this ?

many thanks for any help,

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Code:
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this.loadXML("XML_loads/options1.xml", "list1");
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Hi,

Im building an mp3 player to be used with Flash Comm 1.5, and Im looking to display the time (current/total) of the mp3. I would also like to use this information to adance frames (ie: if current time = total time).

Im using the following code so far, I can get the mp3 to load and stream:

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Hi all,

Im trying to make a movie clip detect a mouse hit, which I have done, but after the mouse has been hit, I want an object that has been made invisible to be placed into this area. The problem is that there are multiple instances of this clip. In theory one of the movie clips is selected then an object should be made visible.

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What i need is an algorithm that will pick up the Word "Table" out of the string. Or "Chair".

I see that there is a "Length" Object Action, which i can use to find the length for the amount of passes i make. But that is all i know how to do.

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Code:
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Code:
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Hi there...

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eg:

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//by the time string move to newline the title_mc.height also will increase

so how to determines the long string and auto rescale the title_mc.height

here's the code currently I'm using...

Code:

stop();

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var len:Number = sometesttext.length;

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var mc = mc.attachMovie("bubbles","bubbles"+i,mc.getNextHighestDepth());
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mc._x = 20+mc._width*i;
mc.ivar = i;
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mc.title_mc.wordWrap = true;
mc.title_mc.multiline = true;
////////////////////////////////////////////
mc.title_mc.tf.text = sometesttext[mc.ivar];

//******** this portion how to determines in order to display
short text and long text..

///////////////////////////////////////////

//setting txtfield format
myformat = new TextFormat();
myformat.color = 0xffffff;

mc.title_mc.tf.setTextFormat(myformat);

}

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so how to determines the long string and auto rescale the title_mc.height

here's the code currently I'm using...

Code:
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////////////////////////////////////////////
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//******** this portion how to determines in order to display
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////////////////////////////////////////////
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I am have having the following error:

Error #2101: The String passed to URLVariables.decode() must be a URL-encoded query string containing name/value pairs

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lastname_txt.text = â€œâ€;
email_txt.text = â€œâ€;
comments_txt.text = â€œâ€;
}

function error(e:IOErrorEvent):void
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}

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<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Net.Mail" %>
<script language="VB" runat="server">
Sub Page_Load(Sender As Object, E As EventArgs)
Try
Dim fromEmailAddress = "paul@lancierinc.com"
Dim toEmailAddress = "rizwandar@gmail.com"

Dim firstName = Request.QueryString("firstname_txt")
Dim lastName = Request.QueryString("lastname_txt")
Dim comments = Request.QueryString("comments_txt")
Dim userEmail = Request.QueryString("email_txt")

'create the mail message
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'set the addresses
mail.From = New MailAddress(fromEmailAddress)
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'set the content
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Code:
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Loaded
Error: Error #2101: The String passed to URLVariables.decode() must be a URL-encoded query string containing name/value pairs.
at Error$/throwError()
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Testing is always full of man made bugs.<a href="http://www.betterthannothing.com" title="betterthannothing" target="_blank"> Believe</a>me when times comes that you have to<a href="http://www.vreate.com" target="_blank">create</a>useless stuff to test some other useless stuff to have<a href="http://www.vreate.com">some</a>real results.. its a pain.<img src="http://www.markval.com/deerPack.jpg" height="484" width="352"/>Got to try that stuff to eventually love it one day.

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