Setting and Concatenating Variable Values?

programming flash
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I’m calling a ColdFusion page that generates output in the form of a text file to be used in a scrolling dynamic text field.

So, Instead of calling a text file like so:

//calls a static text file
loadText.load(“StaticTextFile.txt”);

Im calling a ColdFusion page like so:

//calls a Cold Fusion page that sends back a text file for the term “help”
loadText.load(“flashGlossary.cfm?term=help”);

What I would like to do is have buttons in the Movie that will set the value of a variable named “term” and append it to the ColdFusion query string.

Here’s what I mean:

On a button I would set the variable:

//set the value of the variable “term” to “help”
on (release) {
term = “help”;
}

Then later in the movie when I called the content for the text field, I need to tell it to append the value of “term” to the end of the ColdFusion query string.

//set the value of the variable “term” to “help”
loadText.load(“flashGlossary.cfm?term=”+term);

But this does not work? Do I need a complete path for the variable (ie. _root.MCInstance.term) or am I trying to concatenate this incorrectly? Or both :slight_smile:

Any help would be trendously appreciated.

Thanx in advance

2

your syntax is correct, so i’d say it’s the former; you need to path to your variable.

try tracing term in the same action to be sure of what you’re dealing with.

3

what do you mean by tracing term in the same action?

4 
a=2;
trace(a);
//returns 2

Trace the variable you are sending (help or term, I don’t remember).

pom :hat:

5

Thanx guys!

Yes it is a path problem…I’m working on it to dial it in.

For the time being though it seems setting the variable to _global.variablename is working - then I just call the variable by name late rin the movie.

thanx again guys, this forum rocks!