Loading an Array of filenames from a text file

you're welcome.

what code are you using?

Well first off your code is messign something


pathToPics="images/";
// fill this array with your pics
lv=new LoadVars();
lv.onLoad=function(){
pics=this.yourVar.split(",");


this line needs two commas remember from above?
pics=this.yourVar.split(",,");

as well as in your txt file
&yourVar=file1.jpg,,file2.png,,file3.swf,,etc&

between each file name is two commas.

thats the split

Ok I can't figure it out. Here's the code:

pathToPics="images/";
// fill this array with your pics
lv=new LoadVars();
lv.onLoad=function(){
pics=this.yourVar.split(",");
}
lv.load("images.txt");
this.fadeSpeed = 10;
this.pIndex = 0;
// MovieClip methods ----------------------------------
// d=direction; should 1 or -1 but can be any number
//loads an image automatically when you run animation
loadMovie(this.pathToPics+this.pics[random(11)], _root.photo);
MovieClip.prototype.changePhoto = function(d) {
// make sure pIndex falls within pics.length
this.pIndex = (this.pIndex+d)%this.pics.length;
if (this.pIndex<0) {
this.pIndex += this.pics.length;
}
this.onEnterFrame = fadeOut;
};
MovieClip.prototype.fadeOut = function() {
if (this.photo._alpha>this.fadeSpeed) {
this.photo._alpha -= this.fadeSpeed;
} else {
this.loadPhoto();
}
};
MovieClip.prototype.loadPhoto = function() {
// specify the movieclip to load images into
var p = _root.photo;
//------------------------------------------
p._alpha = 0;
p.loadMovie(this.pathToPics+this.pics[this.pIndex]);
this.onEnterFrame = loadMeter;
};
MovieClip.prototype.loadMeter = function() {
var i, l, t;
l = this.photo.getBytesLoaded();
t = this.photo.getBytesTotal();
if (t>0 && t == l) {
this.onEnterFrame = fadeIn;
}
};
MovieClip.prototype.fadeIn = function() {
if (this.photo._alpha<100-this.fadeSpeed) {
this.photo._alpha += this.fadeSpeed;
} else {
this.photo._alpha = 100;
this.onEnterFrame = null;
}
};

function changements(){
changePhoto(random(11));
}
setInterval(changements,4000);

Now using the debugger, I realize that it goes to the lv.onLoad function after he shows the first image. Why?

i disagree with andre, but that's ok. some people like xml files.

in your text file (say, yourTextFile.txt) you can use:

&yourVar=file1.jpg,,file2.png,,file3.swf,,etc&

in your swf use:

lv=new LoadVars();
lv.onLoad=function(){
yourArray=this.yourVar.split(",,");
}
lv.load("yourTextFile.txt");


//end of code:

(now, let's see an xml approach that's 100 times easier. or how about, just as easy.)

...create an XML file... it will be hundred time easyer for you to parse... (can output an array quite easily..)

and it's still easy to edit for the client...

Anyone?

Oh no I want the client to be able to add as much images he wants so he can modify the text file...

But I'm not sure how to use that solution (I'm quite new at AS you see) can you be more specific please? :)

list the files names separated by a delimiter. i like to use double comma (,,).

then after your text file has completed loading use the flash split(",,") method of your text file's variable to create your array.

if you don't want your client to edit your text file, set-up a php (or some other server-side) script to edit the file (and it may as well manage the upload).