Get images

[Kenzilla]

(local, easy to configure txt's and folders)
Can you get flash to read an Image-folder and put all of the images in a long list, as buttons? So if I add an image to that folder, the list in Flash will automatically expand.

[Xeef]

(local, easy to configure txt's and folders)

Hmm

not sure what you want !

local there is no way whit an SWF
whit a projector (an EXE) you need a 3th party tool (flash can't do it)

[Kenzilla]

(flash can't do it)


Well that's good to know, thanks.

Hmm, so I have to try to figure something out then, hmm.

[thatblokemike]

XML would be a local option, but youd have to update the XML file when you dropped images...

I imagine a mac applescript could update a txt/xml file when an image was dropped in a folder... there must be a PC equivelant

[urchinray]

(local, easy to configure txt's and folders)
Can you get flash to read an Image-folder and put all of the images in a long list, as buttons? So if I add an image to that folder, the list in Flash will automatically expand.
I am not sure, but you can do in this way. This is my case hope can help: In this case all photo inside the folder in jpg format and the name from 1 to as much as you want. It will show all of the photo inside the folder randomly.

Step 1 make a text file named "total.txt" for reference and put this line inside the file, of course withour " . "&total=100" 100 mean you have 100 images in your images folder, if you have 200, put 200.... still with me?

Step 2 on the stage make a mc call "display_mc" than make a actionscript like this:
var myPhoto = new LoadVars();
myPhoto.load("images/total.txt"); //this mean your txt file inside images folder and your images folder in the same folder with your swf.
myPhoto.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
ranNum = myPhoto.total;
ranNum = random(ranNum)+1; //you much + 1 otherwise the result could be zero, I don't want zero
Photo = "images/"+ranNum+".jpg"; // in case all of your photo is in jpg format
_root.display_mc.loadMovie(Photo, get);
}
};

good luck

[Kenzilla]

XML would be a local option, but youd have to update the XML file when you dropped images...


thatblokemike: That's not a problem, just so it can be updated without the need of Flash and the .fla-file.

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urchinray: I will try that right away and see if it works as I want it to work.

Thanks all