Loading Multiple Text files

[mcommini]

Hi! I've got several archived text files - 040107.txt, 040207.txt, 040307.txt,
for example - and I want to be able to build a dynamic link which loads
whichever file is selected into the Flash movie. This list needs to be able to
build itself as I write new files every day and add the old ones to the
archive. I'm stumped. How can I do this?

[MotionMaker]

You need a manifest file that contains the list of files. Load that file first and go from there.

[mcommini]

yes, that much I had already figured out, thank you. I'm stumped as to how
that file should look and how it would call the linked files... I've tried
setting the "Render Text as HTML" filter but it doesn't seem to work. For
example, whenever I use and to make text bold, the text just
disappears. The same thing happens if I try using the <a
href="whateverdomain.com"> and </a> tags.

I have been unsuccessful determining why the text disappears at run time when
the HTML tags are used.

Any additional help would be appreciated.

HevvyRevvy

[MotionMaker]

If you are using XML to load data, then use the CDATA to wrap the html text.
If you are using LoadVars to load data, be sure you do not have any & in the
text content. If you do convert to hex.

Flash should show HTML if you have the
[url]http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/00002751.htmll[/url] property set to true
which is also done in IDE with "Render Text as HTML". But you must use the
[url]http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/00002752.html[/url] property to set the
text.

Finally malformed HTML in Flash TextFields generally dies like you describe.

[mcommini]

Thank you for the information. I think part of the problem is that I was using
code designed for Flash 5. I upgraded from Flash 8 Professional to Flash 9
(Web Premium CS3) yesterday and am in the process of redesigning the Flash
project. Hopefully, if my eyes don't go all buggy, I'll be able to get the
ActionScript working by this afternoon (busy schedule).

I'll keep you all up to date, thank you! :)

[MotionMaker]

Ya definitely move up the ladder for AS. Still the TextField and html tags are the same. What you will find new is use of CSS.

[mcommini]

Ok, I've got the xml file loading properly into the dynamic text box. Still
publishing as Flash 5 player 'cause I'm still learning CS3. I've got the links
launching a browser window but what I really want is to be able to load each
text file into the dynamic text window. Is there any way to do that? I seem
to remember way back in 2001 using the tellTarget to launch movies but never
played with text files to this extent.

Any help is appreciated.