At 7/14/08 10:21 AM, Hoeloe wrote: It's quiter complicated, but it just doesn't work. Is there no way to halt the code until the data has loaded?
Put your application initialisation function call in the XML.onLoad() call
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At 7/14/08 10:21 AM, Hoeloe wrote: The reason I can't trace it in the function, is because my actual code needs to do more than just tracing an array. It needs to set the array, and then define classes and other things. But I can't do that all inside the function, because there are other functions to be defined that HAVE to be defined AFTER the array has. It's quiter complicated, but it just doesn't work. Is there no way to halt the code until the data has loaded?
I bet it's scoping issues. Thats probably why you are refusing to do as you're told :)
speak to me on msn (ninjachicken[at]hotmail.co.uk) and send me your code. I'll fix it
At 7/14/08 10:39 AM, Hoeloe wrote: I have you on msn already I think. Also, I have already tried what you asked and it hasn't worked. A third thing: I don't have msn on this computer, and I don't have the code on my home computer.
gmail
rustygames[at]gmail.com
Or post it all here (in a code tag) if it isnt hugely long
At 7/14/08 10:42 AM, Hoeloe wrote: It's about 150 lines long, and that's excluding the external classes.
Paste it. And paste the external classes too. If they wont fit, www.pastebin.com and link us.
Or just zip em up and send them over to me via email
_root.Questions = new Array();
QUESTIONS = new XML();
QUESTIONS.ignoreWhite = true;
trace("This line traces first");
trace("Then this one");
QUESTIONS.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
trace("Read questions OK");
readQuestions();
} else {
trace("Failed to read questions");
}
};
QUESTIONS.load('Questionsxml.xml');
trace("And probably this!");
function readQuestions() {
trace("Reading...");
for (i=0; QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i] != undefined; i++) {
newQ = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.text;
newAnsa = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.ansa;
newAnsb = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.ansb;
newAnsc = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.ansc;
newAnsd = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.ansd;
newType = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.type;
newAnsnum = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.ansno;
newAnsone = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.ansone;
newAnstwo = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.anstwo;
newAnsthree = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.ansthree;
newDiff = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.newDiff;
_root["Qno"+i] = new Question(newQ, newAnsa, newAnsb, newAnsc, newAnsd, newType, newAnsnum, newAnsone, newAnstwo, newAnsthree, newDiff);
_root.Questions.push(["Qno"+i]);
}
trace("Read.");
_root.delay = 0;
trace("Done.");
_root.onEnterFrame = function():Void {
if (_root.delay == 0) {
this.message = this.newQ[random(this.newQ.length)];
_root.delay = 60;
}
_root.delay -= _root.delay>0;
}
}
score = 0;
corrans = 0;
qNum = 1;
Array.prototype.findDifficulty = function(Element):Array {
list = new Array();
for (var i = 0; i<this.length; i++) {
if (this[i].getDiff() == Element) {
list.push(i);
}
}
return list;
};
function testQuestion(number):Void {
questionNum = number-1;
}
Array.prototype.findDupe=function(): Boolean{
for(var i=(this.length-1); i>0; i--){
for(var j=i-1; j>-1; j--){
if(this[i]==this[j]){
return true;
}else{
return false;
}
}
}
}
_root.AnssA = false;
_root.AnssB = false;
_root.AnssC = false;
_root.AnssD = false;
EASY = Questions.findDifficulty("Easy");
MED = Questions.findDifficulty("Med");
HARD = Questions.findDifficulty("Hard");
EasyQ = 2;
MedQ = 2;
EasyQ--;
qnumba = random(EASY.length);
questionNum = EASY[qnumba];
qno = "Q"+qNum;
// _root.testQuestion(Replace this text with a question number);
questions = Questions[questionNum].getQuestion();
layout.anA = Questions[questionNum].getOptionA();
layout.anB = Questions[questionNum].getOptionB();
layout.anC = Questions[questionNum].getOptionC();
layout.anD = Questions[questionNum].getOptionD();
layout.gotoAndStop(Questions[questionNum].getType());
rightAns = Questions[questionNum].getAns()[0];
rightAnsb = Questions[questionNum].getAns()[1];
rightAnsc = Questions[questionNum].getAns()[2];
_root.Ansleft = _root.Questions[_root.questionNum].getAnsNum();
function newQuestion():Void {
_root.Questions.splice(_root.questionNum,1);
_root.EASY = _root.Questions.findDifficulty("Easy");
_root.MED = _root.Questions.findDifficulty("Med");
_root.HARD = _root.Questions.findDifficulty("Hard");
if (_root.EasyQ == 0 && _root.MedQ == 0 || _root.MED[0] == undefined && _root.EASY[0] == undefined) {
_root.qnumba = random(_root.HARD.length);
_root.questionNum = _root.HARD[_root.qnumba];
} else if (_root.MedQ>0 && _root.EasyQ == 0 || _root.MedQ>0 && _root.EASY[0] == undefined) {
_root.MedQ--;
_root.qnumba = random(_root.MED.length);
_root.questionNum = _root.MED[_root.qnumba];
} else if (_root.EasyQ>0) {
_root.EasyQ--;
_root.qnumba = random(_root.EASY.length);
_root.questionNum = _root.EASY[_root.qnumba];
}
_root.qNum++;
_root.questions = _root.Questions[_root.questionNum].getQuestion();
_root.layout.anA = _root.Questions[_root.questionNum].getOptionA();
_root.layout.anB = _root.Questions[_root.questionNum].getOptionB();
_root.layout.anC = _root.Questions[_root.questionNum].getOptionC();
_root.layout.anD = _root.Questions[_root.questionNum].getOptionD();
_root.layout.gotoAndStop(_root.Questions[_root.questionNum].getType());
_root.rightAns = _root.Questions[_root.questionNum].getAns()[0];
_root.rightAnsb = _root.Questions[_root.questionNum].getAns()[1];
_root.rightAnsc = _root.Questions[_root.questionNum].getAns()[2];
_root.Ansleft = _root.Questions[_root.questionNum].getAnsNum();
_root.AnssA = false;
_root.AnssB = false;
_root.AnssC = false;
_root.AnssD = false;
_root.qno = "Q"+_root.qNum;
}.AS File:
class Question {
var question:String;
var OptionA:String;
var OptionB:String;
var OptionC:String;
var OptionD:String;
var Type:String;
var AnswerNo:String;
var AnswerA:String;
var AnswerB:String;
var AnswerC:String;
var Difficulty:String;
function Question(param_question:String, param_OptionA:String, param_OptionB:String, param_OptionC:String, param_OptionD:String, param_Type:String, param_AnswerNo:String, param_AnswerA:String, param_AnswerB:String, param_AnswerC:String, param_Difficulty:String) {
this.question = param_question;
this.OptionA = param_OptionA;
this.OptionB = param_OptionB;
this.OptionC = param_OptionC;
this.OptionD = param_OptionD;
this.Type = param_Type;
this.AnswerNo = param_AnswerNo;
this.AnswerA = param_AnswerA;
this.AnswerB = param_AnswerB;
this.AnswerC = param_AnswerC;
this.Difficulty = param_Difficulty;
}
function getQuestion():String {
return question;
}
function getOptionA():String {
return OptionA;
}
function getOptionB():String {
return OptionB;
}
function getOptionC():String {
return OptionC;
}
function getOptionD():String {
return OptionD;
}
function getType():String {
return Type;
}
function getAnsNum():String {
return AnswerNo;
}
function getDiff():String {
return Difficulty;
}
function getAns():Array {
return new Array(AnswerA, AnswerB, AnswerC);
}
function setQuestion(thing):String {
return question=thing;
}
function setOptions(thinga, thingb, thingc, thingd):String {
return OptionA=thinga, OptionB=thingb, OptionC=thingc, OptionD=thingd;
}
function setType(thingy):String {
return Type=thingy;
}
function setAns(thingz, thingzz, thingzzz):String {
return AnswerA=thingz, AnswerB=thingzz, AnswerC=thingzzz;
}
function setAnsNum(lol):String {
return AnswerNo=lol;
}
}Thar.
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<data>
<Message text="Welcome to Godlimation" ansa="wth?" ansb = "lolphail!" ansc= "meh!" ansd = "!!!!!!111111111111one111!!!" type = "Text" ansno = "2" ansone = "A" anstwo = "B" ansthree = "C" diff = "Easy"/>
<Message text="Site Created By Inglor" ansa="wth?" ansb = "lolphail!" ansc= "meh!" ansd = "!!!!!!111111111111one111!!!" type = "Text" ansno = "2" ansone = "A" anstwo = "B" ansthree = "C" diff = "Easy" />
<Message text="This site belongs to Patrick, creator of Xunmato" ansa="wth?" ansb = "lolphail!" ansc= "meh!" ansd = "!!!!!!111111111111one111!!!" type = "Text" ansno = "2" ansone = "A" anstwo = "B" ansthree = "C" diff = "Easy"/>
<Message text="Visit our new link section" ansa="wth?" ansb = "lolphail!" ansc= "meh!" ansd = "!!!!!!111111111111one111!!!" type = "Text" ansno = "2" ansone = "A" anstwo = "B" ansthree = "C" diff = "Easy"/>
<Message text="The user system, is N/A yet" ansa="wth?" ansb = "lolphail!" ansc= "meh!" ansd = "!!!!!!111111111111one111!!!" type = "Text" ansno = "2" ansone = "A" anstwo = "B" ansthree = "C" diff = "Easy"/>
</data>Nothing hardcore in there.
At 7/14/08 10:47 AM, Hoeloe wrote: newDiff = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attri butes.newDiff;
I fixed it. My error was there. It needed to be typed like this:
newDiff = QUESTIONS.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.diff;Plus I put all the code in an EnterFrame with a variable so that it only ran once, and defined all the functions before loading the XML.
Ah yea I fixed this yesterday and forgot to post. What I did was put your init code into an "init" function then called that from when the XML was loaded.
At 7/15/08 05:21 AM, Hoeloe wrote: Good idea. Well, both ways work, so whatever :P
Kayn mentioned this quite a while ago...
You should probably group your functions together in one place and separate them from the code outside the functions. The code outside of them will run procedurally, calling the defined functions when it needs to. Separating them visually should help--but you should also try to factor them out into their own compilation units when possible.
As well, "both techniques" work fine, but they should be used in tandem generally. The 'flag' approach is good (given you remove the event listener after your code has been executed) as it allows for multiple asynchronous events to finish up before "initialization" happens--and the separate init function helps clarity and design as it separates the initialization procedure from anything else that may need to happen, as well as labeling its purpose.
We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
Sorry about all these questions, I am rather useless at this kind of thing. You've covered how to extract data from an XML file into flash, but what if I need to send data to the XML file from flash? I understand pretty well how to recieve, but when sending data, I'm hopeless.
Sorry about all these questions, I am rather useless at this kind of thing. You've covered how to extract data from an XML file into flash, but what if I need to send data to the XML file from flash? I understand pretty well how to recieve, but when sending data, I'm hopeless.
You can alter the XML data in memory, but unfortuantely Flash isn't capable of writing to files, so you'll have to use another language as a proxy. There are a number of ways to do that, but it would depend on your knowledge and particular situation. In many cases, there may be a better (or just different) solution to whatever it is you're trying to do.
We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
At 7/25/08 05:53 AM, Argentin wrote: is there a way to load an XML file into SWF if the XML file is uploaded on another server ?
The server you're trying to get the file from needs a Cross Domain XML Policy file (named crossdomain.xml) in the root of the server. This is a core part of Flash and can not be worked around (well... not directly through Flash anyway...). It stops hotlinking to xml files.
A sample crossdomain.xml is available here (http://xml.amazon.com/crossdomain.xml) that allows connections from everywhere. You'll need the server admin there to add you to the permissions list, or to allow all sites to connect to it.
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