check this..

[coldfused]

tell me if i'm going crazy or need to goto sleep..

main movie holds nav..coordinating button on main movie calls coordinating.swf into a dummy clip and hides it on the main movie until called..now inside coordinating.swf there is a mc called window, window has a button that calls a txt file to coordtextholder, a dynamic text box inside the window mc..

so would the call not be..

on (press) {
loadVariables("fashionshows.txt", "_root.window.coordtextholder"
}

seems it would be, but not loading the text..

and if i use..

on (press) {
loadVariables("fashionshows.txt", "_root.coordinating.window.coordtextholder"
}

this time calling the txt file through th main movies mc that holds the coordinating.swf..

still nothing..


what the F^&^ am i not doing besides sleeping?

carlsatterwhite@orlandomediasolutions.com

 

[oldnewbie]

Aren't you forgeting the holder dummy clip? It's still there and it's the clip that holds the rest of the stuff. Give it an instance name (although it must have one, if you loaded a movie into it!), and use it in your path! Regards,

 

[coldfused]

i did in the second one..that is coordinating..

carlsatterwhite@orlandomediasolutions.com

 

[coldfused]

i got it..if i'm loading "fashionshow.txt"
i should not be targeting "fashionshows.txt"..

carlsatterwhite@orlandomediasolutions.com

 

[oldnewbie]

Didn't you get an error message of file not found? Or do have 2 files? fashionshow.txt & fashionshows.txt?

Get some sleep! And a beer before that! Regards,

 

[coldfused]

hey try this..have a dynamic text box in a movie clip and load the text into the clip on the main timeline..loads fine..take that text holder clip and place it inside another clip on the main timeline and it will not load the txt..it will load fine one clip deep..can't get it to load two clips deeps..

carlsatterwhite@orlandomediasolutions.com

 

[oldnewbie]

Using MX or 5? Think I've done that with one of your first dynamictest .flas. Will look for it? Regards,

 

[coldfused]

mx..

carlsatterwhite@orlandomediasolutions.com

 

[oldnewbie]

Didn't load text from a text file, but doubt that would change anything, and it does work for me!

_root.holder1.holder2.my_textfield.text= "THIS IS A TEST!";

I'm sure it's a path thing, or misspelling issue.

Try trace(this); on the first frame of your second clip, to get the path to that clip, and see if it corresponds. Also are you sure your textfield is really in that second clip deep? Regards,