[thelist] LoadMovie with Flash - Help Please

[Josh Spiegel]

That was a good idea but I don't think that was it.  I did put thisloop.

varIn = "notInYet"

loadVariables("theVariables.txt",0);

While (varIn == "notInYet") {
Trace(varIn);
}

loadMovie(varIn,target);


//I get an infinite loop....
//when I take the loop out the movie doesn't load.  I
//can do a list variables and get _level0.pic1 =
// http://xyz/work/dailyjolt/prof1.swf (aka whats //supposed to be
there.)

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[mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Lindsay Evans
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 9:54 PM
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Subject: RE: [thelist] LoadMovie with Flash - Help Please


> My guess is this has something to do with the compiler trying to
> loadMovie first instead of loadVariable even though loadVariable comes
> first.

Well, my guess would be that Flash hasn't finished loading the variables
before it attempts to load the movie. Try putting a trace() between each
of
your statements:

trace('before loadVariablesNum(): ' + theSwf);
loadVariablesNum ("variables.txt", 0);
trace('after loadVariablesNum(): ' + theSwf);
trace('before loadMovie(): ' + theSwf);
loadMovie (theSwf, target1);
trace('after loadMovie(): ' + theSwf);

... and you'll see the value of theSwf at various stages.

If this is the case, then you'll need to create a 'timer' type thing
that
checks the value of theSwf at regular intervals and then loads the movie
when it has changed, having a movie clip in your file that checks the
value
each frame and then loops back to the start (you should only need to
frames)
should work.

HTH

--
 Lindsay Evans.
 Developer,
 Red Square Productions.

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 [f] 8596.4001
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