working with an external file 1

[TaiChi56]

I have made a box and in that box I want my words to appear. I have been able to do that with an external text file. The problem is I cannot seem to change the font color or size. Here is the code I have been using.

box1text.loadVariables("Boxtext1.txt", "/"
boxtext1.textColor = 0xffffff;
boxtext1.textSize = 10;
boxtext1.selectable = false' The secret in education lies in respecting the student. {Ralph Waldo Emerson}.

 

[oldnewbie]

Flash 5 or MX? Regards,

 

[TaiChi56]

Sorry. It is Flash MX. The secret in education lies in respecting the student. {Ralph Waldo Emerson}.

 

[billwatson]

use loadvars instead of loadvariables like this

mydata = new loadvars()
mydata.onload = SetBox;
function setbox(){
boxtext1.multiline = true;
boxtext1.wordWrap = true;
boxtext1.type = "dynamic";
boxtext1.background = true;
boxtext1.backgroundColor = "0x87cefa";
boxtext1.border = true;
boxtext1.borderColor = "0x000000";
boxtext1.html = true; boxtext1.htmlText = mydata.text;
}
mydata.load("boxtext1.txt"

Change the above to suit. For a full list of textbox properties look at the actionscript dictionary.

 

[TaiChi56]

Excellent. Thank you. The secret in education lies in respecting the student. {Ralph Waldo Emerson}.