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hey all

i'm going to attach an .fla to this post since it might help, but here's the problem: two dynamic text fields inside movieclips, which are both inside a parent movieclip. the content of the fields is set on the root timeline. you mouseOver the whole thing, and the two movieclips with the textfields move apart.

but, the clip that's under a mask resets its content to what was typed on the stage, not the content that was set in AS. remove the mask, and there's not a problem, but the mask is fairly essential. any help would be greatly appreciated.

FlashKit > Flash Help > Flash ActionScript
Posted on: 03-31-2006, 12:41 PM

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Hello once again everyone,

Within a movie clip I have several text fields, all of which are populated from an XML file. I'm attempting to format some of the fields based on the status of other XML line items. This population function exists in a loop. It basically looks like this:

ActionScript Code:
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_mc.itemName.htmlText = ''+xmlList.itemName[b]+'';
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_mc.itemName.htmlText = xmlList.itemName[b];
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Hello, I have a button component (btn1) on the stage, lbl1 is a label. Clicking on the button, the label content is always 'default', whether or not the checkbox (chk1) is selected. Tracing is ok instead.

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any ideas on how to do this simply assuming that the loaded in data will be changing quite often?
thanks

Emptying Text Field In A Function Before A Tween
With a bit of help, I have a slideshow gallery that externally loads images. There's buttons at the bottom left and when you press one a new externally loaded image loads up (the old image fades out and the new one fades in). The title (a Textfield) of the image aligns to the bottom right of the image and I have a listener that automatically finds out what the width of the image being loaded is, that gets put in a variable and that variable is then used to change the x position of the title textfield and thus align it to the right of the image (as the images are of different widths).

It all works okay, but I want the textfield to be empty as soon you press the button, the tween to happen and then the new text/title to appear. At the moment the text shows the old title, then the tween happens and then the new title comes up.

Ermm.. does this make sense? I'm a newbie!

Any thoughts would be most welcome...

Here's some code

import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;

this.createEmptyMovieClip("container_mc",this.getN extHighestDepth());
this.createEmptyMovieClip("buttons_mc1",this.getNe xtHighestDepth());
this.createEmptyMovieClip("buttons_mc2",this.getNe xtHighestDepth());
this.createEmptyMovieClip("buttons_mc3",this.getNe xtHighestDepth());

var mywide:Number;
var clipList:Object = new Object();
var clipLoad:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
clipLoad.addListener(clipList);

clipList.onLoadInit = function(target:MovieClip) {
trace(" width = "+ target._width+" height = "+ target._height);
mywide = (target._width-mytext._width);
setX();
}

buttons_mc1.attachMovie("one","one_mc",buttons_mc1 .getNextHighestDepth());
buttons_mc1.one_mc._x = 1;
buttons_mc1.one_mc._y = Stage.height-buttons_mc1.one_mc._height-2;

buttons_mc2.attachMovie("two","two_mc",buttons_mc2 .getNextHighestDepth());
buttons_mc2.two_mc._x = 10;
buttons_mc2.two_mc._y = Stage.height-buttons_mc2.two_mc._height-2;

buttons_mc3.attachMovie("three","three_mc",buttons _mc3.getNextHighestDepth());
buttons_mc3.three_mc._x = 20;
buttons_mc3.three_mc._y = Stage.height-buttons_mc3.three_mc._height-2;

function setX(){
mytext._x = mywide;
mytext.text = newText;
mytext.setTextFormat(myTextFormat);
};

function setNewText(){
mytext.text = newText;
mytext.setTextFormat(myTextFormat);
};

_root.createTextField("mytext",105,125,428,300,100 );

var newText = "TITLE ONE"
mytext.text = newText;
trace(mytext);

mytext.embedFonts = true;

myTextFormat = new TextFormat();
myTextFormat.font = "Arial";
myTextFormat.size = 11;
myTextFormat.color = 0x000000;
myTextFormat.align = "right";

mytext.setTextFormat(myTextFormat);

textInstance.setTextFormat(myTextFormat);

clipLoad.loadClip('1.jpg',container_mc);

function fadeIn() {
var MyfadeIn = new Tween(container_mc, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 0, 100, 36, false);
}

function fadeOut() {
var MyfadeOut = new Tween(container_mc, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 100, 5, 20, false);
}

buttons_mc1.one_mc.onRelease = function() {
newText = "TITLE ONE"
setNewTex()
new Tween(container_mc, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 100, 0, 20, false).onMotionFinished = function() {
clipLoad.loadClip('1.jpg',container_mc);

newText = "TITLE ONE"
setNewTex()
fadeIn();

};

};

buttons_mc2.two_mc.onRelease = function() {

new Tween(container_mc, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 100, 0, 20, false).onMotionFinished = function() {
clipLoad.loadClip('2.jpg',container_mc);
fadeIn();

fadeIn();
newText = "TITLE TWO"
setNewTex()

};
};

buttons_mc3.three_mc.onRelease = function() {

new Tween(container_mc, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 100, 0, 20, false).onMotionFinished = function() {
clipLoad.loadClip('3.jpg',container_mc);
fadeIn();

fadeIn();
newText = "TITLE THREE"
setNewTex()

};
};

Dynamically Resizing A Text Field To Content And Scroll If Beyond ScreenResolutionY
Day 4 researching this and still trying to see if there were a way for me to have scroll bars appear for my auto size text field if the content were to go beyond the viewable area. This would regard screen resolution I guess?
So if viewers were on a smaller screen size the scroll bars would appear, but no scroll bars for people on large monitors. I am aiming for a design that will be effective for most resolutions.
The best exmple of it I have seen is here choose PRESS then check out the way Biography resizes.
Hope I am clear.
I am mindful that I may be biting off more than I can chew but I would really love to add this functionality to my design.
Apprecite any ones ideas

Dynamic Text Field And Dynamic Xml Field
Good evening,

After days of debugging, I find myself cornered by identifying the absence of content in a dynamic xml field.

I am trying to build a function that will move the playhead to a new frame "waiting" when the field is undefined. When the field is populated, the playhead will move to an active frame "vote".

I have attempted several variations on the following code and nothing has worked as of yet.

if (_root.mc_xml.b1v.text=="") {
trace("waiting");
} else if {
trace("vote");
}

// never got it to print anything but vote

There are five possible strings that can dynamically populate b1v from the xml: "Aye", "Nay", "Abstain", "Absent", "NP".

When the vote is complete the xml nodes and their children disappear and flash sees the xml text field as undefined.

What is the correct AS to target or check for null or undefined?

is null
=null
!=null
=undefined
is undefined
!=undefined

I just need a boolean answer. Please someone release me from this loop.

Thanks

Loading External .txt File Content In A Movie Clip Or Text Field
My client wants to change the content of his page himself, but he doesn't have Flash MX. Can I somehow make that movie clip or text field content to be loaded from an external .txt file?
thanx

Dynamic Field Vs Input Field
whats the question?

Dynamic Window Shopping Using Tween Class : Unable To Load Dynamic Data
hi guys, i am a newbie here and in flash too. I've learnt ActionScript basics from this forum and i hope i get a solution for my problem.I am doing this window shopping gallery for my company but iam stuck in the middle of nowhere.I am attaching the files so that u can have a look at it. the gallery is xml driven.
when a user hovers to the left side of the gallery tween starts and the stores move in a perspective angle. i am placing the code here for xml loading which is in 1st frame

ActionScript Code:
stop();
var tracker:Number = 0;
var total:Number;
var totProd:Number;
var storeId:Array = [];
var storeName:Array = [];
var storeLogo:Array = [];
var storeDesc:Array = [];
var pcode:Array = [];
var price:Array =[];
var pdesc:Array =[];
function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
rootNode = xmlData.firstChild;
total = rootNode.childNodes.length;
//trace("total "+total+" stores");
//trace("-------------------------Description---------------------");
for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
storeId[i] = rootNode.childNodes[i].attributes.sid;
storeName[i] = rootNode.childNodes[i].attributes.sname;
storeLogo[i] = rootNode.childNodes[i].attributes.slogo;
storeDesc[i] = rootNode.childNodes[i].attributes.sdesc;
totprod = rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes.length;
//trace("Store ID : "+storeId[i]);
//trace("Store Name : "+storeName[i]);
//trace("Store Logo : "+storeLogo[i]);
//trace("Store Desc : "+storeDesc[i]);
//trace("Products in Store : "+totprod);
for (j=0; j<totprod; j++) {
pcode[j] = rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].attributes.pcode;
price[j] = rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].attributes.price;
pdesc[j] = rootNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[j].attributes.pdesc;
//trace("Product Code : "+pcode[j]);
//trace("Price : "+price[j]);
//trace("Product Desc : "+pdesc[j]);
}
//trace("______________________________________________________");
//trace("------------------------------------------------------");
}
} else {
trace("unable to load XML file");
}
}
_root.prloadr_mc.onLoad = function() {
total = getBytesTotal();
};
_root.prloadr_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {

loaded = getBytesLoaded();
if (loaded>=total) {
_root.gotoAndStop(2);
}
};
var xmlData:XML = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("windowshopping.xml");

and in the second frame the code is as follows:

ActionScript Code:
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;
_root.store1_mc.dyn_txt.text = tracker;
_root.store2_mc.dyn_txt.text = tracker+1;
_root.store3_mc.dyn_txt.text = tracker+2;
_root.store4_mc.dyn_txt.text = tracker+3;
var initial:Boolean = true;
_root.enter_mc._visible = false;
_root.backward_btn.useHandCursor = false;
var t1:Tween = new Tween(_root.store1_mc, "_x", None.easeNone, 645.7, 1394.1, 1.5, true);
t1.stop();
var t2:Tween = new Tween(_root.store1_mc, "_y", None.easeNone, 363.9, 335.7, 1.5, true);
t2.stop();
var t3:Tween = new Tween(_root.store1_mc, "_width", None.easeNone, 548, 1009.2, 1.5, true);
t3.stop();
var t4:Tween = new Tween(_root.store1_mc, "_height", None.easeNone, 644.4, 1186.5, 1.5, true);
t4.stop();
var t5:Tween = new Tween(_root.store2_mc, "_x", None.easeNone, 240.9, 645.7, 1.5, true);
t5.stop();
var t6:Tween = new Tween(_root.store2_mc, "_y", None.easeNone, 379.8, 363.9, 1.5, true);
t6.stop();
var t7:Tween = new Tween(_root.store2_mc, "_width", None.easeNone, 298.4, 548, 1.5, true);
t7.stop();
var t8:Tween = new Tween(_root.store2_mc, "_height", None.easeNone, 350.8, 644.4, 1.5, true);
t8.stop();
var t9:Tween = new Tween(_root.store3_mc, "_x", None.easeNone, 15.7, 240.9, 1.5, true);
t9.stop();
var t10:Tween = new Tween(_root.store3_mc, "_y", None.easeNone, 390.1, 379.8, 1.5, true);
t10.stop();
var t11:Tween = new Tween(_root.store3_mc, "_width", None.easeNone, 174.3, 298.4, 1.5, true);
t11.stop();
var t12:Tween = new Tween(_root.store3_mc, "_height", None.easeNone, 188.8, 350.8, 1.5, true);
t12.stop();
var t13:Tween = new Tween(_root.store4_mc, "_x", None.easeNone, -113.7, 15.7, 1.5, true);
t13.stop();
var t14:Tween = new Tween(_root.store4_mc, "_y", None.easeNone, 394.9, 390.1, 1.5, true);
t14.stop();
var t15:Tween = new Tween(_root.store4_mc, "_width", None.easeNone, 95.9, 174.3, 1.5, true);
t15.stop();
var t16:Tween = new Tween(_root.store4_mc, "_height", None.easeNone, 103.8, 188.8, 1.5, true);
t16.stop();
function myTween() {
t1.start();
t2.start();
t3.start();
t4.start();
t5.start();
t6.start();
t7.start();
t8.start();
t9.start();
t10.start();
t11.start();
t12.start();
t13.start();
t14.start();
t15.start();
t16.start();
}
function myTweenRepeat() {
_root.store1_mc.dyn_txt.text = tracker;
_root.store2_mc.dyn_txt.text = tracker+1;
_root.store3_mc.dyn_txt.text = tracker+2;
_root.store4_mc.dyn_txt.text = tracker+3;
t1.start();
t2.start();
t3.start();
t4.start();
t5.start();
t6.start();
t7.start();
t8.start();
t9.start();
t10.start();
t11.start();
t12.start();
t13.start();
t14.start();
t15.start();
t16.start();
}
function myTweenStop() {
trace("Stopped");
t1.stop();
t2.stop();
t3.stop();
t4.stop();
t5.stop();
t6.stop();
t7.stop();
t8.stop();
t9.stop();
t10.stop();
t11.stop();
t12.stop();
t13.stop();
t14.stop();
t15.stop();
t16.stop();
}
function myTweenResume() {
trace("Resumed");
t1.resume();
t2.resume();
t3.resume();
t4.resume();
t5.resume();
t6.resume();
t7.resume();
t8.resume();
t9.resume();
t10.resume();
t11.resume();
t12.resume();
t13.resume();
t14.resume();
t15.resume();
t16.resume();
}
_root.forward_btn.onRollOver = function() {
if (initial) {
trace("Initial");
myTween();
} else {
trace("Resuming...............");
myTweenResume();
}
t1.onMotionFinished = function() {
tracker++;
trace("Repeat");
myTweenRepeat();
};
_root.forward_btn.useHandCursor = false;
_root.leftarrow_mc._visible = false;
_root.enter_mc._visible = true;
_root.enter_mc.gotoAndPlay("s2");
_root.tooltip_mc.gotoAndPlay("s1");
initial = false;
};
_root.forward_btn.onRollOut = function() {
myTweenStop();
_root.leftarrow_mc._visible = true;
_root.tooltip_mc.gotoAndPlay("s2");
_root.enter_mc.gotoAndPlay("s1");
};

the problem is, I cant change content in store dynamically.
please anyone help me out from this situation. i will be waiting for replies.
Thanks in advance.

Dynamic Text : Dynamic Height (depending On Content)
Hi people.

Im working on a website, and in some part there is a dynamic text space that sets its width depending on the resolution.

But well, I want the text to be sitting downside of my webpage. For this (I guess) I need to set the height of the space to its contents, so that I can use the textspace height as a unit, for putting it to the ground
(myTextSpace.y=stage.StageHeight - myTestSpace.height)

But well, I do not know, if there is any way to set the textspace height to its contents.

I hope I'm clear, thank you.

Flash Dynamic Menu W/ Dynamic Content
I have been working on this project for school where when you run the flash on a server it uses loadvariables() to open a php file that lists all of the text files of a directory 'pages' in variable format for flash to build a button per text file. To clarify:

/pages
-home.txt
-tuts.txt
-links.txt

flash builds buttons for each of these above files with the button named after the text file name (minus the .txt).

This works just fine but what I want to do now is say, when you click the home button, it will load the contents of pages/home.txt into a dynamic text box. Or when you click the pages/tuts.txt it loads that, etc.

So far, I can get the text box to display the location of the text file based on what button you pushed but i cant get it to display the text that is in the text file. I know that i am inches away from finishing it but I can't seem to figure out where to place what code. I've tried many dynamic text tutorials and none seem to go into detail about stuff like this. They all just talk about a text box and loadvar's in the same frame in the same mc, etc.

If anyone can give me some help, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

Here is my working example. http://mungyun.com/experiments/close/dyn_menu.html

here is a zip file with my work to this point. You need a php enabled server to get this to work.
http://mungyun.com/dynmenu.zip

Dynamic Text Field Receiving Dynamic Variables...
or something like that . . .

This is my problem: I'm generating _global variables via XML. Each variable represents different types of copy, of varying lengths. For Example:

_global.introduction = xmlDoc_xml.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue;
_global.body = xmlDoc_xml.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.nodeVa lue;
_global.summary = xmlDoc_xml.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.firstC hild.nodeValue;

I want to create ONE text field, with scrolling, that will act as a template to house all types of content. I've assigned a variable that equals "content" to this text field. . . My problem is, I can't get the text field variable (content) to dynamically swap for the global variable (_global.introduction) in order to display the proper content.

This seems simple, but something's not working for me. Any thoughts? . . . BIG thanks in advance!