Super-sweet Listbox-related Question
I'm using Flash MX.
Okay, here's the scenario. I have myself a list of pieces of writing (prose, poetry, etc.), and a dynamic textbox. Each item in the list will have a corresponding external text file. My lifelong dream is to somehow have each item in the listbox display its corresponding external text file in the dynamic text box that is next to the list, when the list item is clicked and released. I'm stumped. Is there a way to do this, or do I need to come up with some other kind of navigation system?
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Posted on: 06-17-2004, 11:57 AM
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Listbox Related Question
Here's the scenario:
I have a list of articles, and each item on the list has a corresponding external text file. I figured the best and most efficient way to make this list would be to use a listbox, since I don't think I can call actionscript from an external list, and since I don't want to have to create a new button somewhere whenever i add something new.
What I want is to have the user click on an item in the list box, and upon release, have the corresponding text file display in a dynamic textbox that is next to the listbox. Is this possible? I'm an ActionScript novice at this point, so any help would be appreciated.
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name[0][0] = name[box[0]] [field[0]] = equivalent to A1
name[0][1] = name[box[0]] [field[1]] = equivalent to A2
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