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flash actionscript : HELP! Can't find path to text file


chrsjrngn
2/10/2004 11:01:19 PM
Hi Everybody,

Someone PLEASE help me figure this one out! I am using a Flash template that
someone else designed. The movie I'm working on only has one Flash file (fla)
and four text files. At runtime, the swf imports the data contained within
these text files.

Now, when the Flash movie plays, it impots the text from these text files with
no problem. I can open a text file, change the working and save it and the
changes show up, no problem.

My problem is this: I have duplicated some library items and want to create
OTHER new text files to accompany these new library items. I want to change the
content of these text files. I can't find ANYWHERE within this Flash movie any
reference to the text file itself.

For example, one file is named money.txt. I can go to the dynamic text field
where money.txt is eventually displayed. I see that the text field itself has a
variable assigned to it called "txt". (without the quotes, of course) I cannot,
however, find the reference ANYWHERE within ANY Actionscripts that tell the
Flash movie where to go to look for the text files themselves.

I'd say that as far as my level of experience with Flash is concerned, I am an
advanced user, so I know how this is SUPPOSED to work and I have checked all
the places within the movie where I THOUGHT this actionscript would exist.
Still nothing. PLEASE if anyone has ANY ideas, let me know!

Thanks in advance for your help,
CJ

digitalkoh
2/11/2004 9:26:57 PM
chrsjrngn
2/12/2004 9:27:06 PM
Thanks for trying to help me. I found the script finally BUT there is one
remaining problem. I found the scripts through the Flash Debugger. In the drop
down menu I see

actions for [no instance name assigned] (tot win

this is where I found the script, NOW the problem is that you can't edit
ActionScript in the Flash debugger!? ...and just because I found it in the
debugger, I STILL can't find the script in the actual movie ANYWHERE?! I've
tried to copy all actionscripts to the clipboard at once in movie explorer and
then paste into a text file and do a search, but it yields nothing and still
only shows all of the same scripts that I have always been able to find on my
own with the aid of Movie Explorer or Flash Debugger. I am so stumped as to how
to edit these scripts that I've found using Debugger. Please help again!

Thanks in advance
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