loading info from a txt

[Spectacle]

how do I get flash to display information from a text file?

[gorman2001]

use the loadVar function.

[Spectacle]

I did this:
onEnterFrame = function() {
mydata = load("http://localhost/game.txt")
trace(mydata);
}
but something's not working for some reason

[Spectacle]

At 6/23/07 04:35 PM, Spectacle wrote: I did this:
onEnterFrame = function() {
mydata = load("http://localhost/game.txt")
trace(mydata);
}
but something's not working for some reason

oh and the output is "undefined" and in the text file is just numbers.

[GustTheASGuy]

There is no 'load' function. To read a file you need to use the LoadVars.onData event.

[Spectacle]

ok I've fixed that now, but it doesn't seem to do that well

the output comes out as "201%2E25%2C219%2E25=" and this is what's in the text file "201.25,219.25"
is there a way to display it exactly as it is in the text file? this is the script now:
mydata = new LoadVars();
onEnterFrame = function() {
mydata.load("http://localhost/game.txt")
trace(mydata);
}

[GustTheASGuy]

Again, onData.

[Spectacle]

At 6/23/07 05:22 PM, GustTheASGuy wrote: Again, onData.

onData is basically used to check when the data has finished loading from a source or when there is an error downloading from a source.
onData isn't required for the information to be recieved. I've recieved the information the only problem now is that it converts the full stops and commas into something else.

[GustTheASGuy]

var mydata = new LoadVars();
mydata.onData = function (data) {
trace (data);
};

Give me a break.

[Spectacle]

At 6/23/07 06:16 PM, GustTheASGuy wrote: var mydata = new LoadVars();
mydata.onData = function (data) {
trace (data);
};

Give me a break.

I can't see how that would work at all.

[ChilliDog]

Then you probably have no idea what onData is/does, look it up. Did you even try what he said?

[authorblues]

At 6/23/07 10:35 PM, Spectacle wrote: I can't see how that would work at all.

thats because youre a bratty kid who refuses to accept help from knowledgable people.

var lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
lv.onData = function():Void{
for (var i:String in this) trace(i + ": " + this[i]);
};

lv.sendAndLoad('/path/to/text/file.txt', lv);

[Spectacle]

At 6/23/07 11:42 PM, authorblues wrote:

At 6/23/07 10:35 PM, Spectacle wrote: I can't see how that would work at all.

thats because youre a bratty kid who refuses to accept help from knowledgable people.

yeah, you're right I was actually just being stupid and moody. I was getting annoyed the flash wasn't working and it turns out that the script he gave me did work and I had just made a mistake.

Sorry to GustTheASGuy for getting annoyed and thanks for the help.

[Spectacle]

what's the difference between putting the load part this way round:
mydata.load("http://localhost/conv.txt")
mydata.onData = function (data) {
//script
}
and putting it this way round:
mydata.onData = function (data) {
//script
}
mydata.load("http://localhost/conv.txt")