RE: [flasher] Update: Loading variable from a text file - Javascript

[Anna Lawrinenko]

Mohler's Flash 5 Graphics, Animation, and Interactivity covers scripting

quite a bit.  The Flash 5 Bible is due out this month, and that will cover

JavaScripting in great lengths.  In the meantimes, Macromedia has pages

dedicated to scripting as well. Try this link for Windows

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/publishexport/scriptingwithflash/scr

iptingwithflash.html  and this one for MACs 

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/mac_ie_issues.htm


I'd suggest using frame actions of "load variables" into your keyframe. 

That will pull your text into the dynamic text field you placed and named

in Flash.


Hope that helps!


Anna


> [Original Message]

>

From: Kortland, Brian <Brian [dot] KortlandAIG [dot] com>

>

To: flasher from chinwag <flasherlists [dot] chinwag [dot] com>

> Date: 2/7/01 8:43:02 AM

> Subject: [flasher] Update: Loading variable from a text file - Javascript

>

> HI All,

> 

> Yesterday I posted a message about loading variables from a text file. I

now

> realize my idea was ill fated due to caching.

> 

> I did extensive digging and found some somewhat vague information on

> interacting with Flash via Javasvcript. This would be perfect for what I

> need to do - pass a variable to my flash movie from a link (or page or

> script). Anyone know of a good source with DETAILS!!! on how to handle

this

> task.

> 

> An important note:

> 

> I have four references - Macromedia Flash 4 (comes with Flash), Flash 4

> Creative Web Animation, Quickstart Flash for Windows & MacIntosh and the

> Flash 4 bible. Amazingly in all 4 books only the Flash 4 bible even makes

> reference to Javascript. The bible gives a couple of pages with an example

> or two but it leans heavily on Flash talking to javascript and very little

> to javascript talking to Flash. I find it amazing that something with such

> potential and power is so overlooked. 

> 

> Regards,

>  

> Brian Kortland

> AIU E-Business

> AIU URL: http://aignetprod.aig.com/cfaiunet/

> tel 212.770.7617, fax 212.968.1386

>

brian [dot] kortlandaig [dot] com

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