{help} Text field write on

programming flash
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Hello everyone, im having a hard time achieving a “write on” effect with flash using multiple dynamic text fields.

Here’s the code I put on the first frame:

var string_1:String = "Latest website launched.";
var string_2:String = "New products added. Look for them in our products section";
var string_3:String = "Flash compatible now. Enjoy our website in any website supporting flash.";

var stringInterval = setInterval(writeIt,70);
var count:Number = 0;

function writeIt() {
            textNews1.text = string_1.substring(0,count);
            count++;
            if(count > string_1.length) {
            clearInterval(stringInterval);
            }
            textNews2.text = string_2.substring(0,count);
            count++;
            if(count > string_2.length) {
            clearInterval(stringInterval);
            }
            textNews3.text = string_3.substring(0,count);
            count++;
            if(count > string_3.length) {
            clearInterval(stringInterval);
            }
}

stop();

I have created 3 dynamic text fields, each with the instance name textNews1, textNews2, and textNews3 respectively.

When I run the code, a small portion of the string values appear rather than the entire string… so say for instance for string_2, only the first 10 characters appear.

Why is this happening?

Thanks everyone!