Re: FLASH: checking that variables have loaded..

[Robert Bleeker]

Hi,


I also use empty MC's for variables loading. That way I can keyframe the MC

of the stage which resets all the variables. I still need to use the 2 frame

loop trick to check if they are loaded. Usually I set a time-out factor in

there as well. 


Robert



on 8/5/00 9:07 AM, Phil Ward at

phil-wcrescent-graphics [dot] co [dot] uk

 wrote:


> Thanks Helen, I'll give it a go, as at the moment the variables don't get

> time to load before the rollover interaction starts so I am trying to

> preload all of the required strings from a PHP page into an empty mc with a

> frame based load variables command.

> 

> Regards

> 

> Phil Ward

> Crescent Graphics

> 

>

phil-wcrescent-graphics [dot] co [dot] uk

> www.crescent-graphics.co.uk

> New Media <> Internet <> Visuals

> 

> ----- Original Message -----

>

From: Helen Triolo <designeri-technica [dot] com>

>

To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 11:56 PM

> Subject: Re: FLASH: checking that variables have loaded..

> 

> 

>> Phil Ward wrote:

>>> 

>>> Hi all,

>>> 

>>> How can I check that variables from a remote file have been fully

> loaded?

>>> 

>>> I know how to check for frame loaded, but not variable.

>>> 

>> frame 1:

>> Load Variables("externalapp",0)

>> goto loading

>> 

>> frame 2 (label=loading):

>> if name-of-last-var-in-return-string ne ""

>> goto continue

>> 

>> frame 3:

>> goto loading

>> 

>> frame 4 (label=continue):

>> do whatever depends on those variables...

>> 

>> The only other note I'd add is that I've found that sometimes the

>> loading loop (frames 2 and 3) only works if a textfield (with invisible

>> border and background-colored text if you don't want it to be seen) with

>> the variable name you're checking for exists in those frames, in

>> addition to the ones afterwards where you might be displaying it.

>> 

>> Helen



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