Re: FLASH: More text field scrolling questions

[Robert Bleeker]

You can use "_level1" but I find it easier to keep track of MC's inside MC's

that could be inside another MC. Get that? :-)

You can load a movie inside a movie inside a movie without having to worry

about what level you are on.


I suspect your text field is called "content", so make sure the text in the

text file is like this "content=all+the+news+etc..............." and your

"content" variable field is on the base level of your "news page" MC, then

you can address it directly with "/newsPage:content.scroll" or use the tell

target.


Robert


on 30/5/00 10:42 AM, Mark Sheppard at

zach29columbus [dot] rr [dot] com

 wrote:


> Ok I see what you are saying here, I have used placeholder MCs before.

> But do i then use a tell target to pass the variables on to the textfield?

> 

> Loading the text it's self is not a problem, but I still don't understand

> how to pass

> the variable "content.scroll" = content.scroll + 1 on to where it is

> interpreted.

> 

> On (Press, Drag Over, Drag Out)

> Begin Tell Target ("news page")

> Set Variable: "clicks" = clicks + 1

> If (content.scroll < content.maxscroll)

> Set Variable: "content.scroll" = content.scroll + 1

> End If

> End Tell Target

> End On

> 

> If so, couldn't the same thing be done in theform it sits now

> i.e.   Begin Tell Target ("_level1")

> 

> Please excuse me for being so dense I"ve never done any type of programming

> at all before.

> ----------------------------------------

> Mark Sheppard

> aka Zachnefein

>

zach29columbus [dot] rr [dot] com

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

>> Hi Mark,

>> 

>> First you should load your "news page" into a placeHolder MC, this can be

> a

>> blank MC (say with a name like "newsPage"), remember that the "news page"

>> MC's top left corner will load into the center of the blank "newsPage"

>> placeHolder.

>> Now you have a easy path to follow for Tell Target commands.

>> 

>> 

>> Then you load your text into the MC "newsPage".

>> 

>> ie. Load Variables ("news.txt", "newsPage")

>> 

>> 

>> As for variable text file names, do this:

>> 

>> Set Variable "whichNews"=1

>> Load Variables ("news"&whichNews&".txt", "newsPage")

>> 

>> making sure that you have the URL field set to be an Expression.

>> 

>> Hope this works for you.

>> 

>> Robert

>> 

> 

>

> on 30/5/00 7:21 AM, Mark Sheppard at zach29columbus [dot] rr [dot] com wrote:

>> 

>>> I have set up a scrollable text field also , which is importing from a

> text

>>> file. (tut. on Mooks)

>>> 

>>> The problem I am running into is that I want to use continuous feedback

>>> buttons to control it, and don't know how to pass the variable "up?"a

> level

>>> from the MC that acts as the button.

>>> 

>>> I have the main time line and a "news page" that is loading into level 1

>>> with the textfield.

>>> Then two MCs which are each 4 frames with 2 layers containing the

> buttons.

>>> Every other frame has a button with :

>>> *MC up arrow:

>>> 

>>> On (Press, Drag Over, Drag Out)

>>> Set Variable: "clicks" = clicks + 1

>>> If (content.scroll < content.maxscroll)

>>> Set Variable: "content.scroll" = content.scroll + 1

>>> End If

>>> End On

>>> 

>>> Also the variable "clicks" is used to set the text field back to line

> one

>>> when loading new text files (old news) so that variable also needs to be

>>> sent . (This works ok on a plain button so far)

>>> To load a new text file the button action is:

>>> 

>>> On (Release)

>>> Set Variable: "content.scroll" = content.scroll -clicks

>>> Load Variables ("news.txt", 1)

>>> End On

>>> 

>>> Another question is, is it possible to have the text file to be loaded

> set

>>> as a variable so I can have one button to load subsequently older news?

> i.e.

>>> news1.txt   news2.txt    news3.txt.

>>> 

>>> Actually it would be really cool to have these listed in reverse order

> so

>>> the end client could just rename the current news to

>>> news5.txt if news.txt 1,2&3 allready existed.

>>> 

>>> I am definatley new to actionscripting, and sometimes it really feels

> like

>>> my head is about to explode : )

>>> 

>>> Thanks in advance

>>> ----------------------------------------

>>> Mark Sheppard



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