I shudder to even ask this given that I actually READ the sticky thread.
But PLEASE have mercy on me wince
The boss dropped this on my desk and said, “I was thinking, you should learn Flash.”. Needless to say I am a complete beginner.
Here goes…
In the Kirupa Tutorial entitled: [size=2]Displaying Data from an External File[/size]
Step vii:
Now, go back to the Flash animation you were working on earlier. Right click on a keyframe in your timeline and select Actions. Copy and paste the following code into the Actions dialog box:
loadText = new LoadVars();
loadText.load(“data.txt”);
loadText.onLoad = function() {
name.text = this.name;
email.text = this.email;
location.text = this.location;
};
Problem:
I have clicked all over the entire interface trying to get some way of entering this data in the appropriate place!
I am using Flash MX. If I open the extvar_final.fla I can see where the code actually IS, but there appears to be more steps involved in actually getting the code INTO the fla?
Am I wrong in thinking the “Dialog Box” referred to in Step vii above isnt really to be interpreted as a classic “Dialog Box”?
I right click the timeline, choose actions, and a pane opens below labeled
“Actions Frame”. I have clicked till I am silly and every potential option brings about more options. None of which appear to be the “Dialog Box” from Step vii noted above. I mean, I thought right clicking and choosing actions would bring up an input box for pasting this code?
Feel Free to pummel me with a wet poodle for being such a newb.
But I would like some clarification… what am I missing?
I’ll be way over there in the corner if someone would toss me a bone.
Thanks!
