Reading links and attributes from a text file. 1

[MrSki]

I have a FLASH movie which reads in a different variable of text depending which tab you are viewing. But within the text is a URL using multiple Attributes. The file will not load past the second attribute of a URL since it thinks the & is the start of a new variable declaration.

Is there a way to escape the & so it will still work?

Example:

&NewText=<a href=&quot;showCourse.cfm?AutoID=16&ORG=AFN&quot;>

Mitch Duszynski
Web Developer
Human Kinetics
PO Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61825
Tel: 217-351-5076 x2474 | Fax: 217-351-2674
mitchd@hkusa.com |

http://www.humankinetics.com

 

[oldnewbie]

Check:

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/htmltext.htm

Regards,

ldnewbie

 

[MrSki]

Thanks, ldnewbie, but I had already looked at that page. Unfortunately when I insert &amp; instead of just the & I get the same problem. Mitch Duszynski
Web Developer
Human Kinetics
PO Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61825
Tel: 217-351-5076 x2474 | Fax: 217-351-2674
mitchd@hkusa.com |

http://www.humankinetics.com

 

[oldnewbie]

In the text file, try replacing the & by %26 - It worked for me!

Regards,

ldnewbie

 

[MrSki]

That did the trick! Thanks so much!! Mitch Duszynski
Web Developer
Human Kinetics
PO Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61825
Tel: 217-351-5076 x2474 | Fax: 217-351-2674
mitchd@hkusa.com |

http://www.humankinetics.com