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Subject: Re: FLASH: checking that variables have loaded..
From: Phil Ward
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 00:20:35 +0100

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-watcrescent-graphics [dot] co [dot] uk
www.crescent-graphics.co.uk
New Media <> Internet <> Visuals

----- Original Message -----
From: Helen Triolo <designerati-technica [dot] com>
To: <flasheratchinwag [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
> ----------------------------------------
> helen triolo � http://i-technica.com
> designerati-technica [dot] com � 301-424-6037



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  Re: FLASH: checking that variables have , Robert Bleeker

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  FLASH: checking that variables have load, Phil Ward
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