problem loading variables into dynamic text fields

[onlyrobot]

Hi everyone. I'm trying to load some text from a .txt file into a dynamic text field (for use as a "news" section of my site) and it isn't working.

I have the dynamic text field named "newstext" and the text file is called "news.txt". It's always in the same directory as my .swf.

In the text file itself, it says:

&thetext=test!


In frame 1 of the layer that newstext, the text field is on, the actionscript is:

loadVariables("news.txt", _root)
newstext.text = _root.thetext

It just doesn't work. I don't understand. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks much.

Noah

[tost]

you have to wait until the text file is loaded before you can start to use the data. makes sense, doesn't it?
try this:

in frame 1:
loadVariables("news.txt", "newstext")

put this code on newstext mc:
onClipEvent(data){
text = thetext;
}

cheerz
tost

[farafiro]

as from what u wrote, I can see that u r using MX, so why don't you use the new features for that (LoadVars)//assigning a new LoadVars and loading the text file
newsVar = new LoadVars()
newsVar.load("news.txt")
//checking if the file loaded 100% to display it
newsVar.onLoad = function(done){
if(done){
newstext.text = this.thetext
}else{
//put some condition here
}
}

[tost]

you are - of couse - right, farafiro,
i just wanted to make it simple and understandabe
but, noah, please listen to the egyptian! his code is better! :)
greetz
tost

[farafiro]

why OF COURCE
I usualy make some mistakes (a lot actualy)

so, where is gent?? is it in Bilgum??

[tost]

"of course", as in "i agree one should prefer to use a better way the moment it is available", not as in "you're always right" :)

.be stands for belgium, indeed.

[dr_flokk]

Here is my code:
this.createTextField("news1_txt",3,3,-22,198,150);
//this.createTextField(name,depth,x,y,weight,height)
news1_txt.border = false;
news1_txt.html = true;
news1_txt.multiline = true;
news1_txt.wordWrap = true;
// Create a new style sheet and LoadVars object.
var myVars_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var styles:TextField.StyleSheet = new TextField.StyleSheet();
// Location of CSS and text files to load.
var txt_url:String = "Newsbox.txt";
var css_url:String = "styles.css";
// Define onData handler and load text to display.
myVars_lv.onData = function(src:String):Void {
if (src != undefined) {
news1_txt.htmlText = src;
} else {
trace("Unable to load HTML file");
}
};
myVars_lv.load(txt_url);

// Define onLoad handler and Load CSS file.
styles.onLoad = function(success:Boolean):Void {
if (success) {
/* If the style sheet loaded without error,
then assign it to the text object,
and assign the HTML text to the text field. */
news1_txt.styleSheet = styles;
news1_txt.text = storyText;
} else {
trace("Unable to load CSS file.");
}
};
styles.load(css_url);

so please help me, the text is loaded correctly but after a refresh the text is not displayed saying just ... undefined, or sometimes the text it's not loaded at all. what's wrong?

http://www.mandrake.3x.ro/sandust/index.htm here can be veiwed!