Modifying a loaded variable to make it a URL

[Flashgordon]

Hi all

I'm sure this can be done but I'm a bit rusty...
I have loaded a variable from a text file and I need to convert it into a path and filename so I can use it as a name for a loadmovie action.

Example:
variable loaded: 709545400
what I need to convert it to:
images\mouldings\709_545_400.swf

Here's what I've done so far, but the first variable is coming up as 0, what am I doing wrong?

loadm = substring(item, 1, 3) + "_" + substring(item, 4, 3) + "_" + substring(item, 7, 3) + ".swf";
loadmurl = "images\\mouldings\\"+loadm;
loadMovie (loadmurl, "picture");

thanks in advance

Andy.

 

[Flashgordon]

Bugger me, I've done it now, but I'll leave the thread here for others to see.

What I've done:

loadm = String (substring(item, 1, 3) + "_" + substring(item, 4, 3) + "_" + substring(item, 7, 3) + ".swf");
loadmurl = "images\\mouldings\\"+loadm;
loadMovie (loadmurl, "picture");
stop ();


Andy.