Why can’t I assign a numeric value to a variable from a variable in a text file?
text file contains HowManyBands=3
actionscript is as follows:
loadNumVar = new LoadVars();
var NumOfBands:Number = new Number();
loadNumVar.load(“Performers.txt”);
loadNumVar.onLoad = function(success) {
if(success) {
trace(this.HowManyBands);
NumOfBands = this.HowManyBands;
trace('Number of bands is '+NumOfBands);
}
}
within the if statement, the trace reports 3, however, if I try to use the variable later or trace it in the next frame of my video, it thinks it’s 0. How can I get the Variable to hold onto the value throughout my animation?