# Convert a variable value to a name/string? **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [June 25, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032 "2003-06-25T14:34:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![keitai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@keitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keitai)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/1 "2003-06-25T14:34:15Z")
I need some suggestions on this. This my starting-point 1 I have to use a swf like: whatever.swf?file=abc1234 2 file=abc1234 represents the name of the xml file i need to load like ```auto _root.xmlDocument.load(abc1234); ``` But i want to use ```auto _root.xmlDocument.load(file); ``` Because the filename is auto generated. Any tips ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/2 "2003-06-25T14:45:50Z")
Ok i made a quick fla and then in the html replaced filename.swf with filename.swf?file=122. i made a dynamic text field with variable name file and saved/published. When i opened the html document it read 122 in the text box, so this method should be ok ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/3 "2003-06-25T15:04:19Z")
Hi dravos, thnks for replying but that’s not what i am after. I know how to display/use a variable like that. In your case the variable file has a value of 122 and i would like to load a xml file called 122 (i don’t use the xml exteension) with ```auto _root.xmlDocument = new XML(); _root.xmlDocument.ignoreWhite = true; _root.xmlDocument.load("122"); ``` So i like to make 122 a string or text instaed of a value. Sorry for my bad english. Grtz ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/4 "2003-06-25T15:14:31Z")
ok well the variable isnt a value or string, its not got a type really. if you pass filename.swf?file=122.swf instead then you can use that in [AS]\_root.xmlDocument.load(file);[/AS] or you could read filename.swf?file=122 and in the AS [AS]file=file+".xml" \_root.xmlDocument.load(file);[/AS] if you add the extension it makes it a string in a way ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/5 "2003-06-25T15:25:44Z")
yep you right. But for security reasons, i don’t know about, we/they don’t want to use extensions. I tried to load a .xml file without the xml extension and it works. ( I have the xml-file without the extension in the same folder) So any “more” tips for my case? I already tried: ```auto _root.xmlDocument.load("\""+file+"\""); ``` and ```auto _root.xmlDocument.load("file"); ``` But in the latter case flash thinks it’s a xml file called file. Also (abc1234).toString() gives me a undefined trace message. Is a letter and number combination to hard for flash? Doesn’t do it for me 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/6 "2003-06-25T15:34:29Z")
you could try [AS]\_root.xmlDocument.load(eval(file));[/AS] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/7 "2003-06-25T15:37:29Z")
yeah .toString is only used for objects not variables i think. [AS]\_root.xmlDocument.load(String(file));[/AS] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/8 "2003-06-25T15:48:14Z")
gonna try your suggestions ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/9 "2003-06-26T09:34:03Z")
finally got it working. With ```auto _root.xmlDocument.load(String(_root.file)); ``` thnks dravos. One question, though. I thought i did this by ```auto XMLtoLoad = String(file); _root.xmlDocument.load(XMLtoLoad); ``` So what’s the difference and why won’t the second AS work?? Grtz, ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/10 "2003-06-26T10:13:56Z")
if the first one was \_root.file then the second one probably needs to be the same… Anyway, glad you got it working 😛 Dravos ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/11 "2003-06-27T09:57:06Z")
Last question ( i hope), How can i load a file that is a directory higher. ```auto _root.xmlDocument.load("../" +String(_root.file)); ``` doesn’t worked. Never mind got it working. i am so stupid - i forgot to load the xml on the my server a directory higher. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-a-variable-value-to-a-name-string/24032/12 "2003-06-27T10:38:27Z")
Doh… 😃 Glad you got it working anyhow… Happy Scripting… Dravos