Dynamic text not showing up

[CGann]

I've got 10 dynamic text areas that I'm trying to populate with items pulled from xml. The xml is loading fine. Trace shows that the array values are being set correctly.
i.e.
// txtAreaNum = 0 through 9
itemNameTxt[txtAreaNum] = xmlNewsItemContent[j].childNodes[1].firstChild;
trace ("itemNameTxt[" + txtAreaNum + "]: " + itemNameTxt[txtAreaNum]);
yields: "itemNameTxt[0]: Hagerstown helps local soup kitchen "

But the text isn't showing up in the boxes.

Do I need to give the dynamic text areas instance names or just set the Var? (I've tried setting var in the properties box as "itemNameTxt[0]"

Any thoughts? Do you need more info?

TIA!

CG

 

[kennethkawamoto]

Never use "Var"

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[CGann]

Thanks Kenneth. I did get it to work. I hardcoded the instance names and am using a switch/case to set the values. It's repetitious & ugly, but it's working... not without other problems, though (I'm looking at your info on thread thread250-1392995 regarding those)

Any ideas why a multiline text area isn't wrapping text? I don't have it set on "no wrap" and if I make the text area bigger, all it does is increase the font size (if I embed the fonts).

 

[kennethkawamoto]

Set it to "Multiline". Also you are using scaling tool to scale the field; instead just use the pointer to select the field then change the size.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk