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mbrown174
03-10-2006, 04:04 AM
HELP!!!

Im reading an external text file using flash. This text file is created using php and is updated constantly. It contains refering pages to my website and have numerous &'s in it. I know that there is a way to replace ampersands with %26 in the text document BUT this does not fix my problem as I would have to constantly download my text document and sub %26 for the &'s.

Is there a way using actionscript that I can have flash simply ignore the ampersands?

Thanks
oldnewbie
03-10-2006, 04:10 AM
If it is, wouldn't you then need to constantly download your text file anyways?
mbrown174
03-10-2006, 04:13 AM
Sorry i dont understand - but heres why i dont wish to go through the text file manually and remove the ampersands - theres over 5000 lines. Probably hundreds of &'s.
mbrown174
03-10-2006, 04:19 AM
Heres my website - www.turrican3d.com
It was my hope that I could give people a look at the stats for the site by having the flash website read the txt file that is generated by the php. However, if you click on the webstats link it only goes up to feb 15th for my stats. The position of the first ampersand!
mbrown174
03-10-2006, 04:34 AM
HELP!!!

Im reading an external text file using flash. This text file is created using php and is updated constantly. It contains refering pages to my website and have numerous &'s in it. I know that there is a way to replace ampersands with %26 in the text document BUT this does not fix my problem as I would have to constantly download my text document and sub %26 for the &'s.

Is there a way using actionscript that I can have flash simply ignore the ampersands?

This is a double post (sorry admin) but still if anyone can help me out here...
Thanks
oldnewbie
03-10-2006, 05:27 AM
Publishing IP's... Wouldn't that be infringing upon users' privacy?
mbrown174
03-10-2006, 05:30 AM
This is for my uni course. I might attach an admin area later on. Im more concerned about getting it up and running first.
mbrown174
03-10-2006, 05:32 AM
please kenobi...you're the only one who can help me...(sorry watch star wars too much)

Ive been looking high and low for a solution to this. I've been at it for hours. any input you might have could be very valuable...
oldnewbie
03-10-2006, 05:59 AM
Did you try data & RAW as I suggested?
mbrown174
03-10-2006, 06:03 AM
I've had a look at LOADS of different possiblities. At the minute im looking at something called url encode...
oldnewbie
03-10-2006, 06:06 AM
Must I do everything around here! :D

Have a look at this, it may help!
mbrown174
03-10-2006, 06:21 AM
ur majesty thank u very very very much. u put us newbies to great shame...
Thank u very much for ur assistance. i was just about to strat headbutting the table. Thanks again oldnewbie, ur are truelly... the greatest.
oldnewbie
03-10-2006, 06:23 AM
You're most welcomed! ;)
mbrown174
03-10-2006, 06:44 AM
erm...one problem. My text file is 260 kb and seems to be slowing down my swf to the extent that my computer keeps freezing. any ideas?
mbrown174
03-10-2006, 07:04 AM
anyway thanx for ur help...this has been frustrating, educational and a good use of beer