Link with extern .txt file

1

Hi

I have a small problem. thx to your site I have learned how to use an extern .txt file in flash, but now I wonder how do I put a link (to an external website, my e-mail or an .swf file) in that .txt file?

Thx

2

in the text file

var1=http://www.kirupa.com
&var2=myfile.swf
&var3=myname@mydomain.com

or, you could do

var1=http://www.kirupa.com,myfile.swf,myname@mydomain.com

and split the values inside flash.

3

Assuming you are using the Scrolling Dynamically Loaded Text tutorial for MX…

Change the code given to this…

loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load("kirupa.txt");
//creating the loadVarsText function
loadText.onLoad = function() {
                scroller.html = true;
		scroller.htmlText = this.kirupatext;
};

Now your text will be HTML enabled and you can use HTML font formatting tags with your text such as bold, italic, underline, change of color, change of size, change of font, A HREF links and mailto: links like in HTML, etc, etc.

4

thx a lot guys

5

I think Lost’s response clarified what you were actually asking. My bad.

6

can any1 see what my fault is?

the actionscript:

loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load(“mom.txt”);
//creating the loadVarsText function
loadText.onLoad = function() {
scroller.html = true;
scroller.htmlText = this.momtext;
};

the textfile:

momtext=
Name:
Nickname: ]RGN[
D.O.B.:
P.O.B.:
<a href=>RGN</a>

don’t mind the content, it’s just a try out.

Thx

7

there should be an ‘href:mailto…’ in front of my nick in the text…

8

It might be the ] [ thing :-\ Not sure.

What exactly is your problem? Not loading at all?

9

everything loads except for the link

10

u mean mailto:hangman_be@yahoo.com

11

I checked the source of you post…

You need to have "mailto:name@host.com" , with the quotes, not without.

Maybe that is why.

12

THANK YOU!

I finally got it!!!

13

No problem :slight_smile:

::: assuming it was the quote problem :::

14

yes it was

15

Change the code given to this…

loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load("kirupa.txt");
//creating the loadVarsText function
loadText.onLoad = function() {
                scroller.html = true;
		scroller.htmlText = this.kirupatext;
};

Now your text will be HTML enabled and you can use HTML font formatting tags with your text such as bold, italic, underline, change of color, change of size, change of font, A HREF links and mailto: links like in HTML, etc, etc. **

When i wanted to move from txt to html I did this a while back, it worked fine, except i had some real probs with the coding of the html, you had to be much more careful how you coded, as it didn’t like a lot of tags, and if you leave a line space in the html, it does it in the movie, surely only < P > or < br > (Without the spaces) should work ??:rambo: