Dynamic Text

1

I have created a news ticker and I would like to load dynamic text into it. The ticker flows from right to left and works on a continuous loop. How do I load the dynamic text?

2

you can use the following code to load from text file

[AS]

loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load(“filename.txt”);
loadText.onLoad = function() {

           statement.text = this.message;

};

[/AS]

the file should be in the same folder as the swf file or you must use relative addressing to load it.

you text file must begin with:
message = blablabla…

statement is the instance name of your text field

or if you want to load text directly from flash you can simply put
statement.text = “the text you want here”

3

hello, i’m new to flash.
i need help regarding problems of displaying different text in a single dynamic text box. You see, i am able to make it work using kirupa’s tutorial, but how do i write a actionscript for a button to display another text in the same text box? I been using the command:

scroller.text = this.maintext2;

but it gives me nothing in place of the former text. I’m rather puzzled by this. And also i wrote the maintext.txt with the the following :
maintext1 = blah blah blah …
&maintext2 = blah blah blah …

is it gonna work with my problematic method? Your kind advice pls, thanks.

4

I think you spoke too soon :wink:

Kirupa recently added up a tutorial on this exact thing…

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/multiple_dynamictext.htm

5

cool, that was a another superb tutorial :wink:

but it seems that there were 1 different text file for each text, is it possible to have them together separated by (&) and displayed properly?

6

Of course…

[AS]loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load(“text1.txt”);
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
newsBox.html = true;
newsBox.htmlText = this.myNews1;
}
};[/AS]

Put that on a frame

This in the textfile…

myNews1=This is Text one
&myNews2=This is Text Two
&myNews3=This is Text Three

And this on the buttons…

[AS]on (release) {
newsBox.htmlText = loadtext.myNews1;
}[/AS]
(of course you change myNews1 to the correct variable name)

7

it works, thanks almighty !

So glad now its possible, or else i’m forever stuck here! :slight_smile:

8

Also you can clear out the textbox (so the scrollbar resets back at the top) by adding that into an on(press)…
[AS]on (press) {
newsBox.htmlText = “”;
}
on (release) {
newsBox.htmlText = loadtext.myNews1;
}[/AS]

Im sure theres an easier (more efficient) way to do this, but right now Im in a rush and I can’t think of one.

Gotta go. Later.

9

Lostinbeta, yea i think u can achieve the same effect with this code:

[AS]
on (release) {
newsBox.scroll = 0; //resets scrollbar position to 0
newsBox.htmlText = loadtext.myNews1;
}
[/AS]