# "Parse" of the array **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [October 24, 2002, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113 "2002-10-24T01:45:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![waffe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@waffe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waffe)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113/1 "2002-10-24T01:45:34Z")
All right, it’s getting hot in here! I load an array from a txt/asp/php ect… file into my fla. The file looks like this: 216|net.5.mp3|world & 214|rock.net.3.mp3|Family & 217|net.6.mp3|world & 218|net.7.mp3|rap & 219|net.8.mp3|rock & 212|net.1.mp3|metal & 215|net.4.mp3|slow jam & 213|net.2.mp3|techno Now in the next step I want to use the values of the selected listbox that correlate with the loaded array. onChange = function () { if (combobox.getValue() == “The 1st value of the array”) {screen.loadSound(“The 2nd value of the array”, true);} ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113/2 "2002-10-24T07:24:35Z")
Well, how did you put the data in the listbox exactly? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113/3 "2002-10-24T07:39:52Z")
loader = new LoadVars(); loader.onLoad = function(){ loader.load (thefile.asp) I am at home now and I cant rember the code I used, but the list box is useing a loop function that reads the numer of strings and labels them song1,song2,song3 ect… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113/4 "2002-10-24T07:42:45Z")
This won’t put it in the listbox… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113/5 "2002-10-24T21:00:53Z")
var list = new Array(); loader = new LoadVars(); loader.onLoad = function() { var n = 1; for (var i in loader) { trace(i+": “+this\*); // split the label from the data var list = this\*.split(”|"); // fill the combobox combobox.addItem("Read profile “+n+” "+list[0], [list[1]]); n = n+1; } }; loader.load(“[http://www.file.asp](http://www.file.asp)”); Hope this helps. :rambo: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113/6 "2002-10-24T22:34:39Z")
by using “&” in the variable file, the loadvars object is interpreting it as a list of variables in name value pairs. but there are no “=” so essentailly, it’s a list of variable names, with no values attached. you could use “=” in the file.asp, or, i think your existing code will work if you reference the variable name rather than its value (since it has no value). note where i’ve written “i” instead of “this\*”: ```auto loader = new LoadVars(); loader.onLoad = function() { var list,n; for (var i in loader) { n++; list = i.split("|"); combobox.addItem("Read profile "+n+" "+list[0], list[1]); } }; loader.load("http://www.file.asp"); ``` are you doing anything with list[2]? you seem to have three components to each variable. i might also add that it’s a little unorthodox to be splitting the variable name. it’s only flashes permissive casting that lets you get away with that. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2002, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113/7 "2002-10-25T06:14:36Z")
> note where i’ve written “i” instead of “this\*”: > I don’t understand, Supra… :cyclops: :q: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2002, 9:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113/8 "2002-10-25T09:37:34Z")
All is working well except the last part of my original code. onChange = function () { if (combobox.getValue() == “The 1st value of the array”) {screen.loadSound(“The 2nd value of the array”, true);} When I try something like; onChange = function () { if (combobox.getValue() == “list[1]”) {screen.loadSound(“list[1]”, true);} I get a error message saying Error opening URL “list[1]”. It should not say list[1], it should give the 2nd value of the array. The loadSound command is asking for a url. How do I show it the array. :pirate: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2002, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113/9 "2002-10-25T19:32:53Z")
waffe - no quotes ily - with this (moderately whacked, but hey, if it ain’t broke…) method of importing data it’s the _names_ of the variables that contain the data, as opposed to their values. thus in a for(i in this) loop, i contains the relevant data as opposed to this\*. is that what you were getting at? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2002, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113/10 "2002-10-25T20:12:35Z")
If i contains the relevant data as opposed to this\*, then how do I plug in the their values into the loadSound command? onChange = function () { if (combobox.getValue() == “i[1]”) ??? {screen.loadSound(“i[1]”, true);} ??? If I do not use quotes in {screen.loadSound(i[1], true);} The loadSound command read nothing for the url field. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2002, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-of-the-array/7113/11 "2002-10-25T21:12:42Z")
3 days of questions, tutorials and the answer mine! The answer to my last question is onChange = function () { screen.loadSound(combobox.getSelectedItem().data, true);}; The whole time I was not using combobox in my code.:x Thank you [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com) for all your support. Bill