Formatting External Data

programming flash
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Is there a way to format external data in the text file. IE putting in links to e-mails? The only way that I have found to put links in is through a tutorial on this site, but you have to do it in the flash authoring environment

help on this would be much appreciated.

I also have MX 2004, but would rather use MX because that is what I am currently exporting as, and the Flash 7 plugin isn’t widespread enough yet.

thanks :slight_smile: :smiley: :thumb:

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You can use the <a href> tag

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i don’t know, i thought you could, but I tried it, look at the result :frowning: http://phoenix.sslnetworking.com/~t6sqd/

EDIT: and btw, yes, I have HTML enabled in the dynamic text box

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Where is it?

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click the left side on the splash, you should see it

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Well, your txt file should look something like this:

myVar=<a href='mailto:you@something.com'>mail me</a>&

And enable html for your textfield

[edit]and i cant see whats wrong

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you don’t see it? it’s on the first page right in the middle! lol

that’s what I have, i have a php script generating it in the shoutbox, should <br> work as well?

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Are you assigning the HTML formatted text through the [font=courier new]TextField.htmlText[/font] property?