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my_data.load() not accepting variable input

Jun 29, 2012 2:05 AM

Tags: #as2 #actionscript #2.0 #flashvars

I'm trying to assign the textfile to load through a variable instead of hardcoded.  and I'm not sure what I'm missing.

 

understand I basically created a test harness in order to test the concept, I have the data loading from a flashvar normally.

 

 

text1.text = "michael080900.txt";

text3.text = '"' + text1.text + '"';

 

if I put "michael080900.txt" in the my_data.load() the code works perfectly. everything I want to happen does.

 

however, I'm not sure what I'm missing when I attempt to load it through a variable.  any insight would be truly appreciated.

 

my_data.load(text3.text);

459 Views   3 Replies   Latest reply: Ned Murphy, Jul 1, 2012 5:01 AM
 
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  • Ned Murphy
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    1. Ned Murphy,
    Jun 29, 2012 4:18 AM   in reply to mreid2005
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    Is what you are calling a variable actually a textfield?  If so, you should make sure that it (they) is set to be a single line textfield rather than multiline.  Also, text3.text = text1.text should be sufficient, no need for the extra quotes.

     
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    2. mreid2005,
    Jun 30, 2012 11:19 PM   in reply to Ned Murphy
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    Ned,

     

    Thanks for the reply, it led me to the answer.

     

    I had a piece of example code that I followed that had this line in it.

     

    my_data.load("textfile.txt")

     

    which led me to believe that if I wanted to load a textfile that was dynamically named and generated externally, that I needed to provide that name through a variable, and would need the quotes.

     

    <param name=FlashVars value="myVariable=Michael011852.txt&mySecondVariable=0.30000" />

     

    so I was attempting to add "quotes" around my flashvar data , but, that is what I get for thinking.

    Apparently all I had to do the whole time was this in order to get it to work.

     

    my_data.load(myVariable)

     

    go figure. doh!

     
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    3. Ned Murphy,
    Jul 1, 2012 5:01 AM   in reply to mreid2005
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    You're welcome.  Your use of  "anything.text" would indicate you are trying to use a textfield and not a variable, which is why I asked.

     
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