Dynamic Text from HTML file?

[jazerr]

I have a text file of 100+ small blurbs of text such as "Goals are simply Dreams with deadlines." and other such hoohah.

I need to make a flash movie that selects these blurbs (one at a time) and fades them into a page and then fades out, and then selects the next line of text and does the same.

I need to know how to make this happen dynamically (so somebody else can add or remove blurbs later).

ANy ideas?

 

[wangbar]

Have each saying in your text file as a separate variable in this kind of format:

blurb1=Goals are simply Dreams with deadlines&blurb2=whatever&blurb3= etc etc

Load them into your movie using

loadVariables("blurb.txt",""

or loadVariablesNum if you're targeting a specific level.

You can then use the variables directly, displaying them in a dynamic text box, or put them into an array and manipulate them any way you like. Slainte

http://www.wangbar.co.uk

 

[Guest_imported]

loading a lot of variables using a txt file can be very slow. It's better to make just one string variable rather than repeat 'blurb1=***&blurb2=****'....... . Just write var blurb='sky is blue,wind is high,.........&loaded=done';
in Flash after checking that the var is loaded use myString=myString.split(',');
to make array myString;

 

[jazerr]

You guys will have to forgive me, but I have <b>NO</b> flash experience. So I am actually going to need a 'start-to-finish' tutorial...the Flash tutorials dont include this...