Load color from text file...

[Fain Cowie]

I'm trying to use loadvariables to load a color from a text file like this:

loadVariables("colors.txt",_root);
Jan01.lblDateMemo.textcolor = color1

The textfile reads;
color1=0xff0000&color2=0x00f000&color3=0x0000ff

but it doesn't matter what I set the colors to, I get black

Any ideas?
Fain

[Martin Voegeli, vom]

> I'm trying to use loadvariables to load a color from a text file

> like this:
>
> loadVariables("colors.txt",_root);
> Jan01.lblDateMemo.textcolor = color1
>
> The textfile reads;
> color1=0xff0000&color2=0x00f000&color3=0x0000ff
>
> but it doesn't matter what I set the colors to, I get black
>
> Any ideas? Fain Cowie

You have to wait for the variables to load - this doesn't happen
instantaneously. With Flash MX you can use LoadVars(). This object
implements an onLoad() event handler.

Have a look at the following page. Search for the paragraph "Receiving
using LoadVars.load" you can find some advice there. Furthermore you'll
find a link to the official information of Macromedia:

[url]http://actionscript-toolbox.com/samplemx_loadvars.php[/url]
[url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary427.html[/url]

Best wishes, Martin ;) * [url]http://birdy1976.com/[/url] * ICQ# 237743398

[Fain Cowie]

"Martin Voegeli, vom" <MartinVoegeli@gmx.ch> wrote in message news:<3F4B1126.165CB93F@gmx.ch>...

> > I'm trying to use loadvariables to load a color from a text file
> > like this:
> >
> > loadVariables("colors.txt",_root);
> > Jan01.lblDateMemo.textcolor = color1
> >
> > The textfile reads;
> > color1=0xff0000&color2=0x00f000&color3=0x0000ff
> >
> > but it doesn't matter what I set the colors to, I get black
> >
> > Any ideas? Fain Cowie

>
> You have to wait for the variables to load - this doesn't happen
> instantaneously. With Flash MX you can use LoadVars(). This object
> implements an onLoad() event handler.
>
> Have a look at the following page. Search for the paragraph "Receiving
> using LoadVars.load" you can find some advice there. Furthermore you'll
> find a link to the official information of Macromedia:
>
> [url]http://actionscript-toolbox.com/samplemx_loadvars.php[/url]
> [url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary427.html[/url]
>
> Best wishes, Martin ;) * [url]http://birdy1976.com/[/url] * ICQ# 237743398

Thanks Martin, but I don't think that is the problem (yet). All of the
text variables are loaded from beginning to end and assigned.But flash
seems to assign everything but the hex colors.(at the beginning of the
text file) If I trace the color variables, they show up unassigned.

[Javier Cerdas]

Just my two cents here... could it be that the values are detected by
Flash as strings and not hex numbers when you make the assignment to
the textcolor property?

Javi...


On 27 Aug 2003 10:27:17 -0700, [email]cowiefr@yahoo.com[/email] (Fain Cowie) wrote:

>"Martin Voegeli, vom" <MartinVoegeli@gmx.ch> wrote in message news:<3F4B1126.165CB93F@gmx.ch>...

>> > I'm trying to use loadvariables to load a color from a text file
>> > like this:
>> >
>> > loadVariables("colors.txt",_root);
>> > Jan01.lblDateMemo.textcolor = color1
>> >
>> > The textfile reads;
>> > color1=0xff0000&color2=0x00f000&color3=0x0000ff
>> >
>> > but it doesn't matter what I set the colors to, I get black
>> >
>> > Any ideas? Fain Cowie

>>
>> You have to wait for the variables to load - this doesn't happen
>> instantaneously. With Flash MX you can use LoadVars(). This object
>> implements an onLoad() event handler.
>>
>> Have a look at the following page. Search for the paragraph "Receiving
>> using LoadVars.load" you can find some advice there. Furthermore you'll
>> find a link to the official information of Macromedia:
>>
>> [url]http://actionscript-toolbox.com/samplemx_loadvars.php[/url]
>> [url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary427.html[/url]
>>
>> Best wishes, Martin ;) * [url]http://birdy1976.com/[/url] * ICQ# 237743398

>
>Thanks Martin, but I don't think that is the problem (yet). All of the
>text variables are loaded from beginning to end and assigned.But flash
>seems to assign everything but the hex colors.(at the beginning of the
>text file) If I trace the color variables, they show up unassigned.

[Fain Cowie]

"MOF" <mof_daddy@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<eYb3b.61469$Kb2.2644754@news010.worldonline. dk>...

> Nope... the Color.setRGB() support strings as well....
>
> These are both valid:
> myColor.setRGB(0x00FF00);
> myColor.setRGB("0x00FF00");
>
> // Morten
>
>
> "Javier Cerdas" <jdc@mdtsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:smvpkv4p5pk5oscb096neqc86q9cu5qcbm@4ax.com...

> > Just my two cents here... could it be that the values are detected by
> > Flash as strings and not hex numbers when you make the assignment to
> > the textcolor property?
> >
> > Javi...
> >
> >
> > On 27 Aug 2003 10:27:17 -0700, [email]cowiefr@yahoo.com[/email] (Fain Cowie) wrote:
> >

> > >"Martin Voegeli, vom" <MartinVoegeli@gmx.ch> wrote in message

> news:<3F4B1126.165CB93F@gmx.ch>...

> > >> > I'm trying to use loadvariables to load a color from a text file
> > >> > like this:
> > >> >
> > >> > loadVariables("colors.txt",_root);
> > >> > Jan01.lblDateMemo.textcolor = color1
> > >> >
> > >> > The textfile reads;
> > >> > color1=0xff0000&color2=0x00f000&color3=0x0000ff
> > >> >
> > >> > but it doesn't matter what I set the colors to, I get black
> > >> >
> > >> > Any ideas? Fain Cowie
> > >>
> > >> You have to wait for the variables to load - this doesn't happen
> > >> instantaneously. With Flash MX you can use LoadVars(). This object
> > >> implements an onLoad() event handler.
> > >>
> > >> Have a look at the following page. Search for the paragraph "Receiving
> > >> using LoadVars.load" you can find some advice there. Furthermore you'll
> > >> find a link to the official information of Macromedia:
> > >>
> > >> [url]http://actionscript-toolbox.com/samplemx_loadvars.php[/url]
> > >>

> [url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictiona[/url]
> ry/actionscript_dictionary427.html

> > >>
> > >> Best wishes, Martin ;) * [url]http://birdy1976.com/[/url] * ICQ# 237743398
> > >
> > >Thanks Martin, but I don't think that is the problem (yet). All of the
> > >text variables are loaded from beginning to end and assigned.But flash
> > >seems to assign everything but the hex colors.(at the beginning of the
> > >text file) If I trace the color variables, they show up unassigned.

> >

Yipee! I stumbled on at least a temporary answer! It was sheer luck. I
noticed in the Trace panel that the variable had an empty line behind
it. I remembered reading somewhere that the each variable in a text
file included a newline and a carriage return. I tried using:

Jan01.lblDateMemo.textcolor = ParseInt(color1)

That removes the additional symbols and returns an integer value for
the color.

Thanks for your input...
Fain