Filing dropdown list with a text file

[Albano]

Hello,

I need to create a combobox and fill here with data from a text file.

Thanks.

Albano

 

[wangbar]

The combo box can be as simple as a 2 frame movieClip. Frame 1 is the box as it normally appears on the stage with a dynamic textBox and a button to drop down the list (ie gotoAndStop(2))

Frame 2 is the list of options - each one is a dynamic textbox over a button background.

Name the droplist textBox variables "option1" to "option10" (or whatever the maximum number you want to use).

Using loadVariables(); bring your options in from the textfile in the format...

option1="first choice"&option2="second choice"&...

as long as your variable paths are correct (depends if your clip is on the _root level or embedded in another clip) the drop list should then be populated from the text file.

On the button under each option set the variable in the main combo box on the first frame to equal the option chosen...

on(release){
mainOption=option1;
}

It's a bit of an involved explanation but it should work!