FLASH: Dynamic text fields and "loadVariablesNum"

[jmerrill]

I'm using actionscript in the first frame to read an external text file

that contains a variable, anf then format the string with HTML code and

display in a dynamic text field.


My external text file  ( text.txt ) in the same directory as my Flash

file,reads:


text=

&matter1=Alphacon v. Digital Financial, Inc.


My actionscript ( in the first frame where the dynamic text fields also

are) reads:


text = loadVariablesNum ("text.txt", 0);

frameLink1_s = "<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"12\" color=\"#000080\"><a href

=\"http://www.serengetiUS.com\"><u>";

frameLink1_e = "</u></a></font>";

matter1link = frameLink1_s+matter1+frameLink1_e;


Why does a dynamic text field ( set to display the variable matter1Link and

allow HTML ) not display the string?

If I make a dynamic text field to display the variable, matter1, it works.

I have used HTML with dyamic HTML fields before (not externally loaded text

variables) without any problem, using this exact same method.


Any ideas?


Jason Merrill

Multimedia/Courseware Developer @ ELF, Issaquah, WA

425.369.5214

SerengetiUS.com  - "Where Law Does Business"


Seattle Macromedia Authorware User's Group



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