Flash :: Scrol External Txt File Probl

Scrol External Txt File Problem
Hi there,

I wanne make a scroller that loads in external txt file so its easy to update.Problem is the way my site is setup it doesn't seem to load the txt.

My scroller is placed inside an mc.This mc is placed inside another mc.The mc is loaded by a holder(attachmovie function).
The only way I can see it working is when the scroller(mc) is placed on the main timeline.How can I make the scroller work
inside an mc placed inside another mc wish is loaded by a holder.

Hope someone can help me out because I'm really stuck.

Big thx in advance,

Grtz,

Modulater

Scrol External Txt Problem
Hi people,

Someone can help on my probl.?

It's like this.I made a scroller loading in a external txt file.When
I place the scroller inside an mc and place on stage it works.Only because of the structure of my site.This mc should be placed inside another mc.This mc is loaded by a button from the root with an attachmovie function.Now the scroller and txt file is loaded but the buttons don't scrol the text anymore

Can someone have a look at this file and solve the probl.
You'll see mc>test is where I placed my scroller in and mc>test2
is where I placed mc test in.

Really appreciate this

Big thx in advance;

Modulater

Scrol
hey guys,
help me plz i want to scrol text up and down in flash 4
help

MX: Textfield In Scrol Pane
Hi, I have a text field in a scrol pane.

It is a xml news list.

The problem I am having is that I want the pane to fill up as the news comes in.

At the moment I have so set the text field to be a certain size and it gets populated.

What I want to do is have the text field push down, depending on the amount of content - making the scrol bar appear if the text goes down longer than the size of the scrol pane.

Can you help please/

M@)

Flash Intro With No Menus, No Status,no Scrol, Bar Etc...nothing
i want to open my flash intro with no menus, no status,no scrol, bar etc...nothing but the intro ....no this is where it gets ???
when the index.html is completed it is directed to my home page where i want the end user to have his menu and scroll and status etc.. back in hisher control ???

1. So we want no frames in intro

2. and we want all control back to end user.

Please help

Text Scroller Download Can You Make Smoother Scrol
If I give you this text scroller download can you make it scroll smoother? Thats the challenge I havent seen one roll smoothe yet. Can you apply some code to make it scrol in small pixel amounts and speed as well? So that it rolls up or down the screen the same as movie words scrol on the TV screen?

http://www.geocities.com/jaffasoft2/texscroller.fla

Vertical Scrol Bar Controling Separate Text Area
Hi, in my flash site I have a text area controled by a scrolbar.

But, I want to use the new style scrol bars.

There does not seam to be an option of having a separate vertical scrol bar in the new style and associating it with a text area...

M@)

Gotandplay Probl.Help Needed
Hi there,

I have a button that on release should play frame45 to 57.Problem is there is a stop at 51.

I placed a stop on frame51 because there is another button that should stop animation at frame51.

How can I script the button so it play's to frame 57 without stopping at frame51?

Big thx in advance

Grtz,

Modulater

Paths Question(probl)
Hi there,

In my main movie I have buttons placed inside an mc that load an external file into level2.

question.The external file has buttons on it's timeline>they have _root on it?
they load in another swf into a target on he timeline of that external file.

instead of _root I should use _level2?

When i use _root on the file it works but testing the file on the net gives a buggy preloadbar(does strange things)on the file loaded into the external file.

Could use some advice.Big thx in advance.

Grtz

Modulater

Fullscreen Presentation Probl.
Hi there,

I'm trying to publish my website as a presentation cdrom.
I'm dealing with the following prob.
My splashpage>index.swf goes fullscreen but when i hit the>enter website button the main.swf goes to 100%.So the main.swf you see in the left upper corner with your desktop in the background.how come?

I did following script:
In the splashpage frame 1 i placed this code
fscommand("fullscreen", "true");
fscommand("allowscale", "false");
fscommand("showmenu", "false");

On the button:
on (release) {
loadMovie(main.swf",0);
}

in the main.swf frame1:
scommand("fullscreen", "true");
fscommand("allowscale", "false");
fscommand("showmenu", "false");

Anyone can help out?

Big thx in advance!Grtz,

Modulater

Unloading Several Ext Swf - Level Probl
Hi,

I have a synthax question: is it possible to unload several external swf which are on different level by writing the folllowing:

on (rollOver) {
loadMovieNum("one.swf", 20);
unloadMovieNum(21,22,23,24);

thx

Mel*

Preloader Already Load. Content Probl.
I have 2 scenes.Scene one is my home page.With the enter webite button.Scene 2 is the navig.Page.Now in scene2 there's a liddle animation of about 20 frames.then I placed my preloadbar.Then the rest of the scene.The code of the preloader is.
frame21:
totalSize = _root.getBytesTotal();
amountLoaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
percentComplete = (amountLoaded/totalSize)*100;
_root.bar._xscale = percentComplete;
if (percentComplete == 100) {
gotoAndPlay (3);
}
frame 22 makes the loop,23 the navigation(movie).Now when I test the preloader in flash when the preloader getsvisible i see it already had to load content before the scene so the bar is already atsay 75 pixels of its 100pixels. How can i make it possible to make the preloader to start loading from frame21(scene 2).Could this have somthing to do with the_root?How solve this problem.

Inertia Probl. Root?parent?
I used this code to make my content slide using inertia code.Problem is the mc that holds the code for inertia(see below) is placed inside another mc.This mc is placed again in another mc.So code whill be _parent or _root.These two don't work so what should I call it instead to make this work.I know root is straight from the scene,parent inside an mc.But this is inside inside an mc.

Hope someone can help out.Big thx in advance.
Grtz

onClipEvent (load) {
_x = 0;
_y = 0;
div = 5; //This value just determines the speed
//the transistions.
}
_x += (endX-_x)/div;
_y += (endY-_y)/div;
_parent.home.onRelease = function() {
endX = 0;
endY = 0;
};
_parent.works.onRelease = function() {
endX = -250;
endY = 0;
};
_parent.skills.onRelease = function() {
endX = -500;
endY = 0;
};

How Create Background From One Mc? Duplicate Mc Probl.
i tried to make background of one mc, but i cant create condition for duplicating the movie

can you help me?

i can create only horizontal line on mcs, but how go on?

Plz see the attached file.

Probl. When Loaded Play Frame2 To45
Hi,

I Followd a tutorial I found on http://www.tableau.com.au/tutorials/
(tutorials flash mx,scrol to the cover preloader).

Problem is they load content that makes a stop on frame2.
In my case there's an animation from frame2 to 45.The preloadcode tells to make a stop at frame2 when I change it to 45 I only see frame45.The animation is gone.How change the code to see frame2 to 45. Here's the code.Hope somebody can help out.Big thx in advance.

this.onEnterFrame = function() {
//checks to see if the external movie (this) is fully loaded
if (this.getBytesLoaded()<this.getBytesTotal()) {
Total = this.getBytesTotal()/1000;
Received = this.getBytesLoaded()/1000;
Percentage = (Received/Total)*100;
//tell the progress bar animation (located in the cover mc)
//to go to a frame between 0 and 100
_root.cover.loadBar.gotoAndStop(int(Percentage));
} else {
//when its fully loaded
gotoAndStop(25);
//tell the cover mc to play its opening animation
_root.cover.gotoAndPlay("open");
//turn of the enterFrame action
this.onEnterFrame = null;
}
};
stop();

Loop That Duplicates Items & Sets OnRollOver Probl
I want to create a loop that duplicates a MovieClip and also sets the onRollOver for that MovieClip... I am having a little trouble with setting the onRollOver for the Duplicates:

Here is what I have:

ActionScript Code:
for (y=2; y<=4; y++) {
duplicateMovieClip ("button_user", "button_user"+y, y+1);

//This is what I am having trouble setting... The only thing I could think of (I posted it under this code) was using an array for the name but neither way work. Using the array doesnt give an error though.
button_user+y.onRollOver = function() {
gotoAndPlay(2);
}
}

ActionScript Code:
for (y=2; y<=4; y++) {
duplicateMovieClip ("button_user", "button_user["+y+"]", y+1);

button_user[y].onRollOver = function() {
gotoAndPlay(2);
}
}

Save External File, Print External File
from within a FlashMX interface....how do I use actionscript to call a file (powerpoint) and save it?
also, how would I call a Word file and print it?

any ideas welcome and appreciated.

Thank You!
andrea

[F8] External Text Files Wont Load Into External Swf File...
Hi,

I'm making a Flash website in Flash 8 (mac).

Structure: There is 1 main file that loads external SWF files depending on what is clicked on.

One of the external SWF files loads its text from external text files. This works fine when viewing the SWF applet on its own. But when viewing as a whole site, the text doesnt appear. Very annoying.

I made that particular SWF on my mums computer running Flash MX 2004. The flash file itself uses the Scrollbar component from MX.

Could someone tell me why the text doesnt load in this scenario? It runs fine on its own, just not as an external SWF.

I've attached the files in question. Its a 200kb ZIP download. Do tell me if you need to know more.

Thanks

Pass URL String From External File To AS Variable (dynamic File Names)
I have a movie player that works fine when i hard-code the url value in the video function, but when i try to pass that url/file path from an external file, the video doesn't load. I suspect that there is something i'm doing wrong with the quotes. What am i doing wrong?

Code:
var vfile:String = string("path");

supervideo = function () {
var netConn:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
netConn.connect(null);
var netStream:NetStream = new NetStream (netConn);
video.attachVideo(netStream);
netStream.setBufferTime(10);
netStream.play(vfile);

};

loadText.load(_global.text_url1);
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {
if(success){
showtitle.text = this.title1;
vfile = this.flv_name;
supervideo();
}
}
The value in the php file looks like this:

PHP Code:

&flv_name="elements/flv/superape.flv"&

So ultimately i want to end up with netStream.play("elements/flv/superape.flv");. I know the value of vfile is being passed from the php file and getting into the supervideo(); function because i have a textbox echoing vfile. I have tried defining the variable with and without the ":String". Please let me know if you can see any errors. Thanks!

Dynamic Video File Name (pass URL From External File To Variable)
I have a movie player that works fine when i hard-code the url value in the video function, but when i try to pass that url/file path from an external file, the video doesn't load. I suspect that there is something i'm doing wrong with the quotes or maybe i just don't get how to pass a variable to a function.

ActionScript Code:
var vfile = "path";supervideo = function () { var netConn:NetConnection = new NetConnection(); netConn.connect(null); var netStream:NetStream = new NetStream (netConn); video.attachVideo(netStream); netStream.setBufferTime(10); netStream.play(vfile); };loadText.load(_global.text_url1);loadText.onLoad = function(success) { if(success){ showtitle.text = this.title1; vfile = this.flv_name; supervideo(); } }

The value in the php file looks like this:

PHP Code:

&flv_name="elements/flv/superape.flv"&

So ultimately i want to end up with netStream.play("elements/flv/superape.flv");. I have tried defining the variable w/ and w/out the ":String". The video portion of the code seems to not use the variable correctly when it is in a function. If you have suggestions or see any errors please let me know. Thanks!

File is here (in MX format, though i am using MX2004) if you have time to take a look.

Preloaded External Swf Do Not Show External Dynamic File...?
okeli... I am posting because I am totally stuck... my xp regarding coding and stuff is absolutely crap (although I do understand most logic to the scripts u all write out), so I have followed most of ur tutorials on the site.

The problem:

I have made a main file and used primarily two of ur tutorials together. The first one is Claudio's Preloader and transition tutorial, http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/p...transition.htm, but also kirupa's Scrolling dynamically loaded text, http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic_scroller.htm.

The file main.swf should load, with transition and loading, the file members.swf - which it does. However when members.swf should load currentmembers.asp as a scrolling text the text do not show up. When I however view members seperately the scrolling text DO SHOW up! I am all confused at this and the only thing I can imagine being wrong is somewhere in the coding of main.fla file... :/ Perhaps I am wrong (which would not be a surprise) so if someone kind enough can have a look through at the coding of the main.fla and/or members.fla I would be sinceraly grateful... thanks...

The files:
http://www.sebszhost.com/~leete/FftC/currentmembers.asp
http://www.sebszhost.com/~leete/FftC/main.fla
http://www.sebszhost.com/~leete/FftC/members.fla

External Css File, External Html File
Hi-

i have been trying to solve this for hours. I need to know if it is even possible so i can have hope or try a different direction.
I have <a href> links coming in from an external .html file and being styled by an external style sheet.
All of this is working.
BUT, I need more than just a "hover" state on these links - I need the link rollover a certain color (working) and to stay a color when clicked (not working) until another link is clicked.
So the usual style attributes for the <a href> will not work. Is it possible to incorporate some javascript for a onClick type treatment?
If so, I am unsure where to put any javascript with an external style sheet and external loaded text...

thanks in advance-

SBee

HELP - Using Dynamic Text File And External Image File
Dear friends

I want a help. As we all know can add text to a swf through a txt file without modify swf file with "loadvariablesum" command.

But I want to load external image file through a text by inputing a link to txt file.

please help me

i also attached a sample file

thanks

rakesh raja
dotcommakers

Including External Swf File With Preloader In Main Swf File
I'm creating a flash 3d website for a company. The idea is that there is one overall swf file - this holds the navigation and design. Once the user clicks on a button, it goes to frame 10, I have included the following script to load a swf file

loadMovie("deepbartesting.swf", maincontent);
this.onEnterFrame=function(){
if(movieClipName._currentframe==5){
movieClipName.stop();
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
}

my problem is that this file is around 3mb. I created a preloader with it, with the code

onClipEvent (load) {
total = _root.getBytesTotal();
} onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
percent = int(loaded/total*100);
percen101 = ""+percent+"%";
gotoAndStop(percent);
if (loaded == total) {
_root.gotoAndPlay(2);
;
;
}
}

the preloader works, but instead of going to frame 2 of that swf file, it goes to frame 2 of the overall swf that holds the navigation. Does anyone know how to get around this so that it goes to frame 2 in the same swf file as the preloader?

Thanks for your help

How Do I Get A Swf File To Jump To Next Frame On A Cuepoint In External Flv File?
i've an external flv playing in my movie, but how do i get it to jump to a another frame when the flv ends?? please help..

How Can I Load External JPEG From External File?
I know I should read manual.., but I don't have now.
So please someone help me.
I am trying to load JPEGS from external file into MC.

Loading External Swf Which Load External Txt File
Hi,
My main movie loads an external swf with the following:
code:
createEmptyMovieClip("contRight_mc", 5);
contRight_mc.loadMovie("contHome.swf");
contRight_mc._x = 485;
contRight_mc._y = 0;

contHome.swf loads an external text file and stylesheet:
code:
loadVariablesNum("contHome_no.txt", 0);

globalStyle = new TextField.StyleSheet();
globalStyle.load("global.css");
hdrHome00_txt.styleSheet = globalStyle;

hdrHome00_txt is a dynamic text field with the variable hdrHome00, which is used in the loaded text file:

hdrHome00=<html><body><hdr>text</hdr></body></html>

All files are currently in the same directory. When I test contHome.swf (the swf loaded by the main movie), everything works. But when I test the main movie the text does not load, or at least it does not show up as I receive no errors in the output window, and I can't figure out why. Can anyone help?

External Swf File Does Not Load External Text
Hi,
I have an external text file that loads dynamically in my swf file.
It uses the actionscript:

loadVariables("joblist.txt","_root");

When I play the swf it works perfectly with the text scrolling in the dynamic text field, but when I load this swf file into my main swf file with loadMovie, the text does not appear.
I have tried embedding the fonts in both files, but it still does not show up when loaded into the main movie.
Can anyone help me with this?

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

Including External Txt Or Html File In Fla File
Dear Flash Masters !!!
I am facing the tremendous problem nowadays !!! The problem is about including external txt file into dynamic text box of fla file. It works properly in my local. But it creates problem when it is uploaded in the net. It doesn't shows dynamically. I've done nothing mistake. I uploaded all the files as they are in my local.
Please help me out !!! Thank you

Ishwor

Pass URL From External File To AS Variable (dyn. File Name)
I have a movie player that works fine when i hard-code the url value in the video code, but when i try to pass that url/file path from an external file to the video code in a function, the video doesn't load. I suspect that there is something i'm doing wrong with the quotes. What am i doing wrong?code: var vfile = "path";

supervideo = function () {
var netConn:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
netConn.connect(null);
var netStream:NetStream = new NetStream (netConn);
video.attachVideo(netStream);
netStream.setBufferTime(10);
netStream.play(vfile);

};

loadText.load(_global.text_url1);
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {
if(success){
showtitle.text = this.title1;
vfile = this.flv_name;
supervideo();
}
}
php value:
PHP Code:

&flv_name="elements/flv/superape.flv"&

So ultimately i want to end up with netStream.play("elements/flv/superape.flv");. I know the value of vfile is being passed from the php file and getting into the supervideo(); function because i have a textbox echoing vfile, but it doesn't load when called from a fuction. I have tried defining the variable with and without the ":String". When i run the function on its own, it doesn't load the video, but if i take that code out of the function it runs fine. Please let me know if you can see any errors or have better suggestions. Thanks in advance!

I've posted a zip below of the file if anyone can take a look.
Quote:

http://www.polishoperative.com/flv/videoissue.zip

How Do I Link A External As File To A Swf File Externally.
Hello everyone,

I was hoping someone could help me. I have a flash file and the action script, for this file, is saved out on a external file from the flash movie.

I need to have the 'movie.swf' in one folder on the server and the 'sample.as' file in another folder, so how would I link them together.

Before they shared the same folder, but I need to seperate them up on the server, so I would just input the name 'sample' in the (Document class) in the poperties window of the 'movie.fla'. so now I need the correct way to link swf file to the AS file.

I appreciate any Help.

Thanks,

BD

Loading External Swf File Into Another Flash File
Hello,
I made a slideshow as a .swf file and I used the ULLoader to import it into another flash document. It works fine when I test the movie, but when I email the new .swf file with the slideshow I get this message.
Error #2044: Unhandled ioError:. text=Error #2035: URL Not Found. URL: file:///Users/juliabay/Library/Mail Downloads/Adrian_Slideshow.swf
Help! What does this mean?

Thanks in advance,
Julia

Need A Way To Name A Xml File Via External Text File
Here's what I want to do:

Load an external .xml file using xmlData.load(), but I need to declare the name of the .xml file to load via an external file such as a text file.

This way, the text file can be changed and the flash movie will load a different xml file.

Is there an easy way can I do this?

Thanks.

Opening SWF File In External Swf File.
Hi,

I got two set of swf files, one is the navigation part and other is the main stage where all the info is displayed.

I know how to open swf file in the SAME file with container and all but this time I got buttons in navigation part and the swf file i want to load is in main stage. How can I do this?

If any part I explained here is not clear please let me know... I need to find solution asap so please write back

Cheers,
A

[F8] Help Opening An External File From A .swf File
Hi there. before i begin asking help i;d like to clarify that i am very inept at flash. i'm just editing a template to use for my online portfolio for my architecture degree. So if you do help me can you please explain everything in a very very simple manner giving exact code i need to use ect. a step by step guide on how to do this would be be brilliant.

right ok.... I downloaded a flash portfolio online and am editing it as explained. i would like to create a button that opens up a file in the default application it used to open it. specifically i would like to open a .ppt file with either power point viewer or power point.

so far i have managed to get it downloadable through my internet browser once. but tried again and couldn't remember what i did. but as i said i would like to open it in power point.

any help would be appreciated greatly.

i am kinda working on a very tight deadline as i have to submit this is 3 days. so quick responses would be great.

Im running vista premium 32 bit if thats any help with flash 8
thanks in advance

Andrew

Call An External File From A .swf File
Hi
I am very novice when it comes to actionscript so I need help.
I have an swf file that every time it is run it will pick up actionscript from an extern file, that extern file will change every time the swf file is run.
Is that possible?

Help pleace
//Eric

Linking External Swf File Within My Swf File
Hey guys,
Just a query about how i should link an external swf file to my swf file. Ive got a button where ive attached A/S to try and link to external swf file. The problem is that i intended to put this on a CD rom and also possibly online. Is there a way where i could just put down a path so that i dont need to change it about? is it _root issue perhaps?

This is what i have currently

ActionScript Code:
on (release) {
loadMovieNum("C:\Documents and Settings\Ahmed\Desktop\Test2.swf", 0);
}

I'm Trying To Load And External Swf File Or Exe File
i'm trying to open a second flash movie that is indepentent of the original.
when i click on the button on the original flash movie. i would like to have a second flash movie open up like a popup so they can view that movie and when they are do the can close the second flash file and and the original is still there. is there a way to do that... so, far all i've beeen able to do is load a movie into itself.. where i need it to open independent of the fist movie.

Loading External AS2 File Into AS3 File.
Hi all,

I've made a quiz using the actionscript 2.0 flash templates (recommended by my teacher), however the teacher has just informed me that Flash CS3 won't allow it to be loading externally and that I have to start all over again.

Is there anyway to load my quiz (as2) into my main as3 file? I really don't want to have to start again.

Thanks,
Jess