Load text file

1

i load external text file using below code:

on (release) {
loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load(“certain.txt”);
loadText.onLoad = function() {
scroller.text = this.certaintext;
};
}

and there is 5 button, each button load different external text file.
now, my question is i want a preloader show up when i click the button.(in case the file size is big). i am not asking on how to do a preloader, but where should i put the preloader?

and, can we make the text inside the text file linkable? what i think is cannot, but i want to make sure from you guys.

Hope somebody help. THANX!

2

*Originally posted by toh *
**and there is 5 button, each button load different external text file.
now, my question is i want a preloader show up when i click the button.(in case the file size is big). i am not asking on how to do a preloader, but where should i put the preloader? **

onLoad does the job of preloading.

*Originally posted by toh *
can we make the text inside the text file linkable? what i think is cannot, but i want to make sure from you guys.

Sure, Insert the script below into your Flash Movie:

myLoadVars = new LoadVars();
myLoadVars.onLoad = function() {
	myTextBox.html = true;
	myTextBox.htmlText = this.LinkToKirupa;
};
myLoadVars.load("textfile.txt");

And this into your textfile:

LinkToKirupa=<a href="http://www.kirupaforum.com">Kirupa Forum</a>

h88 8]

3

Example:

4

really thanx h88 for solving this question.
but, how about the preloader. just like the bit-101.com, where when you click on the button, a preloader say LOADING xxx.txt before the text show up.

and according to the author of bit-101, the navigation is loaded from XML. how to do that? can someone show me, or where to find such kind of tutorial?

Thanks again,h88!

5

sorry to bother again.
the code you use will make the whole textbox become a link.
so, if my text file is :

“Go to Kirupa Forum and learn. Kirupa Forum is a great forum.”

and i just want to make the First Kirupa Forum linkable. How i gonna do this?

6

Oh well.

7

*Originally posted by toh *
**really thanx h88 for solving this question.
but, how about the preloader. just like the bit-101.com, where when you click on the button, a preloader say LOADING xxx.txt before the text show up. **

Well, You can do something like:

myTextBox.text = "Loading textfile.txt";
myLoadVars = new LoadVars();
myLoadVars.onLoad = function() {
    myTextBox.html = true;
    myTextBox.htmlText = this.LinkToKirupa;
};
myLoadVars.load("textfile.txt");
8

well, dont’t know what to say except THANX, h88!!
and i never thought that the code is so easy:P

so, anyone know how to solve the problem in my 2nd post?

Thank again, h88:P

9

what code should i use so that the “loading text.txt” will locate at the center of the textbox?

10

Hey,
did you figure this out yet?? cause there is a simple solution to this…

onEnterFrame = function(){
if(!myLoadVars.loaded){
msgTextBox = “loading”
}else{
msgTextBox = “done” // or u can make it nothing
}
}