array from external text file loop problems

[shrinkwrapped]

I have an external text file that loads into an array and splits at the commas that is working. The first item from the file is a link to a external .swf file which also loads wonderfully.
The loaded text file is this

PHP Code:

&labMap=testing.swf,working,off,broken 


The other items from the file target frame labels inside a movieclip from the loaded swf file.

If I manually tell the items where to go it works

PHP Code:

var itemlocation=this.labMap[1];
floorplan.desk1.gotoAndPlay(itemlocation); 


When I try to get the other items to do my bidding things aren't working so good. Either nothing happens or undefined errors. How do I use a loop to get the other items to trigger my movieclip without having to manually enter the information?

Here is the whole mess. help...

PHP Code:

var loadMap:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
loadMap.onLoad = function(success:Boolean):Void {
    if (success) {
        trace(this.labMap); // List all the names from the file
        
        //Split the loaded text file at the commas
        this.labMap = this.labMap.split(',');//split things at the comma            
            //load the room swf into the floorplan mc loacted on the stage
            var floorplanitem=this.labMap[0];                                                
            this.createEmptyMovieClip("floorplan", 1);
            
            //load the room status information into the appropriate spots when done loading        
            var mclListener:Object = new Object();
            mclListener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {
                trace("movie loaded");
                //movie loaded tell the movieclips inside the loaded swf where to go                
                    var i:Number;                    
                    for (i = 0; i < this.labMap.length; i++) {
                            var desknumber ="desk"+i;        
                         trace (desknumber);
                         var itemStatus=this.labMap[i];
                         floorplan.desknumber.gotoAndPlay(itemStatus);
                        }                    
                
                }
            var image_mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
            image_mcl.addListener(mclListener);
            image_mcl.loadClip(floorplanitem, floorplan);
            
                            
    } else {
        trace("Error");
    }


}
//load the text file for the room contents
loadMap.load("loadVarsRooms.txt"); 


[webreake]

hi
i dont know if i undestand the problem but i think you need to begin your "for" loop from one like this

 for (i = 1; i < this.labMap.length; i++) { 
                            var desknumber ="desk"+i;         
                         trace (desknumber); 
                         var itemStatus=this.labMap[i]; 
                         floorplan.desknumber.gotoAndPlay(itemStatus); 
                        }

Suerte!!

[shrinkwrapped]

Thanks for your reply.
I am thinking its something with the mclListerner because when I trace this.labMap.length; inside my listener I get undefined. If I trace it the line before I get the correct array amount. I have to use the listener to wait for the swf to load or else it doesn't target the movieclip.

[webreake]

check your scopes!
Im using linux right now so i cant check it
i think when you are inside of the mclListener block when you use "this" you are targeting mcListener but you want to target loadMap so instead of using this use loadMap.labMap.length
im not sure you should try it

[shrinkwrapped]

I think I have it working now. I ended up creating a new array before my listener for the movieclip labels. Then I had to use eval inside my listener to get everything to be placed properly on the stage. Not sure if its coding savy but it seems to be working

PHP Code:

var i:Number;                        
for(i=0;i<howmany;i++){ 
//assign desk number and place the mc status
var desknumber:Object = eval("floorplan.desk" + i);
desknumber.gotoAndPlay(deskStatus[i]);
}