Load external text in Animate

[vatza_a]

Hello, in flash we was able to load text in dynamic text field from external .XML file. Does anyone know how can I do that in Adobe Animate?

[berzins]

Of course, all files are named correctly, I've checked them double, triple, and hundreds more times. It's maybe only here in a chat are some mistakes, just describing the situation.

! But placing all those files on a server and reaching them through the web does the trick. The page can reach and load an external file.
I will never understand where is the golden key. And sorry for the fact I need those files locally - I can't do anything with them online. 

It seems to me I'll never go through... Too many questions are on their way. And I still can not "load the external text file" to get some data for use in my project further.

Thanks for helping - it's all my fault (no - stupidity)

[kglad]

google how to circumvent cross-domain security issues, if that's what you want.

[Caleb Washington]

I've got an external text file, and i'd like to know,

I want to have each word in the file on one dynamic text field.

Can you help?

[kglad]

are the textfields on stage or are you going to create them dynamically using a movieclip with linkage id or some other way?

[Caleb Washington]

Linkage

[kglad]

create a movieclip that contains a textfield with instance name tf.  give that movieclip a linkage of MC_TF

you can then use:

// assign your parameters

var colNum=10;

var wordspace=6;

var leading = 30;

// load your text file

r.open("GET", "text.txt", true);
r.addEventListener("load", rF.bind(this));
r.send();

function rF(e) {
createTF.bind(this)(e.target.response.split(" "));
}
function createTF(a){
for(i=0;i<a.length;i++){
var tf_mc = new lib.TF_MC();
tf_mc.x = (i%colNum)*wordspace;
tf_mc.y = leading*Math.round(i/colNum);
this.addChild(tf_mc);
tf_mc.tf.text = a[i];
}
}

[Caleb Washington]

Oh I need to clarify. I have multiple textfields and I want one word on each.

Here, let me show you what I mean.

[kglad]

and what is it about the code i suggested that does not do what you want?

[Caleb Washington]

It just show the text on one textbox and not the others.

I'll give the code a try.

[kglad]

no it's not 

[Caleb Washington]

I'm using dynamic text for the text file, but I'm trying out the loop trick.

Is it possible? Thanks for the help.

[kglad]

i don't understand what you're asking now and i don't understand how you could've possibly used the code i suggested and had the problem you had.  so, i suspect you're not following the suggestions i've made.

that's generally not an issue, but if what you use is different from what i suggest, and what you use fails, don't report that my suggestion fails.