Passing Different Text Variable FILES to SWF Using HTML PARAM

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Dr. DOT - 29 Sep 2005 16:06 GMT

I have a number of different *.txt files in a directory on the server. Each
*.txt has the same number of dynamic variables (&text1, &text2, &text3,
&text4). Howevere, each *.txt has different content assigned to each of the 4
variables.

I want to be able to dynamically select a *.txt usng the <param> <embed> sytax
on in my HTML document.

I found where I can specify <param name="loadvariables" value="text=Hello">
but what I really need to do is be able to specify the text file name on the
param tag and not the dynamic text content.

Can this be done?

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perry - 30 Sep 2005 10:21 GMT

use
<PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="filetoload=yourtextfile1.txt">

then use
any_mc.loadVariables(filetoload);
orLoadVars.load(filetoload);
in flash

> I have a number of different *.txt files in a directory on the server. Each
> *.txt has the same number of dynamic variables (&text1, &text2, &text3,
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>
> Can this be done?

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Dr. DOT - 30 Sep 2005 11:33 GMT

Thanks Perry, I got excited becuase It hought this mught be the solution. But
it did not work.

Here is my HTML:
<?php
echo "<div id=\"tickerPane\">
<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\"
codebase=\"http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
#version=7,0,0,0\" width=\"848\" height=\"20\" id=\"ticker\" align=\"middle\">
<param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"sameDomain\" />
<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://teamsonline.net/flash/ticker.swf\" />
<param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" />
<param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" />
<param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"filetoload=%2Ftickers%2Fticker00187%2Etxt\"
/>
<embed src=\"http://teamsonline.net/flash/ticker.swf\"
FlashVars=\"filetoload=%2Ftickers%2Fticker00187%2Etxt\" quality=\"high\"
bgcolor=\"#000000\" width=\"848\" height=\"20\" name=\"ticker\"
align=\"middle\" allowScriptAccess=\"sameDomain\"
type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"
pluginspage=\"http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer\" />
</object></div>";
?>

Here is my ActionScript in Frame 1:
orLoadVars.load(filetoload);

Can you see anything wrong? Thank you for your help.

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Dr. DOT - 30 Sep 2005 13:45 GMT

Found the answer:

In your ActionScript you need the following simple command in Frame 1:

loadVariables(_root.textfile,"");

where "textfile" is the name on the PARAM element:

<param name="loadVars" value="textfile=A sample message">

That's it -- easy once you see it :)

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Passing Different Text Variable FILES to SWF Using HTML PARAM