Re: FLASH: checking that variables have loaded..

[Phil Ward]

Hi Robert,


I was using a two frame loop trick, much the same as a preloader...just

couldn't figure out the equivalent to 'If Frame is loaded' for  checking if

variables were loaded.


I am interested in how you reset the variables again though.


Regards


Phil Ward

Crescent Graphics

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

www.crescent-graphics.co.uk

New Media <> Internet <> Visuals


----- Original Message -----

From: Robert Bleeker <

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Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 12:48 AM

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



> 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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