Problem with URLLoader - newbie here

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hey all. I’m an AS3 newbie and want to replace some old loadVars() code with what works. Here’s what I have:


private function getPath(){
            var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();

            // specify format as being variables
            loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
           
            loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, varsLoaded);
           
            loader.load(new URLRequest("includes/config.php"));
           
            function varsLoaded (event:Event):void {
                loader.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,varsLoaded);
                trace(loader.data is URLVariables); // true
                trace(loader.data["Path"])
            }

        }

And here’s what is kicked out in my output window:


".$Path.".".$pLocale);

    }

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

?>

So it is reading the file, but not reading the name/value pair. Here’s what is in the config file:


<?
$Path = "mysite.com";

[but waaaay down at the bottom]

if(isset($_GET['variable'])){
        echo("pathtoxml=".$pathtoxml."&Path=".$Path.".".$pLocale);
    }
?>

so it is actually reading the php file and taking it from this code and reading the variable to the actual end of the php file itself, including the closing brackets. If I delete this code, it returns “undefined”. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!