variable problems

[tme]

i want to save a list of words from an external text file into an array, but when i trace my array after loading the external text file, the output window just says undefined.

i don't know how i should do it
:(

any help would be so much appreciated

[Billy T]

using MX? post the code you have so far...

[tme]

this is probably embarressingly incorrect...

frame 1 actionscript:

first i wrote this:

var GroupA;
loadVariables("data.txt");
trace(GroupA);

then i tried this:

GroupA = new Array();
loadVariables("data.txt");
trace(GroupA);

[tme]

oh yeah, and i'm using MX

[Billy T]

nah you are processing the text before it has loaded

myVars=new LoadVars();
myVars.onLoad=function(ok){
if(ok){
GroupA=this.theText.split("|");
}else{
trace("****!!!");
}
}
myVars.load("data.txt");


your text file should look something like

&theText=val1|val2|val3

cheers

[tme]

thanks a whole bunch billy t!

:p

[Billy T]

no worries