Setting a loadmovie swf name dynamically from a txt file

programming flash
1

As the title of this post says, I’m trying to have the swf name in the loadmovie line to be generated from a txt file…

The text file (named “swfvariable.txt”) goes as such:

variable=swfpick

And the script goes like this:

loadVarsText = new loadVars();
loadVarsText.load("swfvariable.txt");
name = this.variable;
picked = ("load_"+name+".swf");
loadMovie(picked, "_root.target");

When I create a dynamic text field with the var name “name” - the variable “swfpick” shows up in it. But no matter what, so far, all I’m getting is the movie trying to load in “load_.swf”

Any ideas?

2

I`m not sure variable is such a good name for a variable but how you have written this, flash is looking for a vaiable on the timeline. Put it like this to see if its anybetter
loadVarsText = new loadVars();
loadVarsText.onLoad=function(){
name = this.variable;
picked = (“load_”+name+“.swf”);
loadMovie(picked, “_root.target”);
}
loadVarsText.load(“swfvariable.txt”);

3

your textfield will no longer pick up the variable unless you include a path

4

I used ‘variable’ in my post to make it clear and non-specific. Also, outputting the variable to a text box was just to see if I was getting it from the txt file.

This totally worked. Thanks so much!

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by the way, in my txt file, i had the variable in quotes, as I had left it from one bout of troubleshooting. The script you gave me returned the variable in quotes, which of course did not work, so I deleted the quotes and then it worked perfect. Thanks again.