How do i create Rows and Columns in text?

1

any one know where I can find out what HTML tags Flash supports in its text areas?

I’ve got a list my customer wants on their site that needs to have rows and columns. I have this info in an external file but cannot seem to format it as rows and columns.

Any idea how to handle this?

2

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/htmltext.htm

3

That covers flash 5. I’ve heard it is different for MX 2004.

4

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/mx2004/main_7_2/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=Flash_MX_2004&file=00001040.html

for FMX2004

5

The following code example uses the tabstops attribute of the <textformat> tag to create a table of data with boldfaced row headers:

Name Age Department
Tim
32
Finance

Edwin
46
Marketing

To create a formatted table of data using tab stops:
Using the Text tool, create a dynamic text field that’s approximately 300 pixels wide and 100 pixels high.
In the Property inspector, name the instance table_txt, select Multiline from the Line Type pop-up menu, and select the Render Text as HTML option.
In the Timeline, select the first frame on Layer 1.
Open the Actions panel (Window > Development Panels > Actions), and enter the following code in the Actions panel:
//Creates column headers, formatted in bold, separated by tabs
var rowHeaders = “<b>Name Age Department</b>”;

//Creates rows with data
var row_1 = “Tim 32 Finance”;
var row_2 = “Edwin 46 Marketing”;

//Sets two tabstops, to 50 and 100 points
table_txt.htmlText = “<textformat tabstops=’[50,100]’>”;
table_txt.htmlText += rowHeaders;
table_txt.htmlText += row_1;
table_txt.htmlText += row_2 ;
table_txt.htmlText += “</textformat>”;

The use of the tab character escape sequence ( ) adds tabs between each column in the table.

Select Control > Test Movie to view the formatted table.