<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks for the help guys..</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> I take the point regarding the
XMLEngine.swf location and typing the full path to the text file solves
the problem.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">When I try to use FileLocation in the
way described it returns 'undefined' i.e. Flash throws up an error opening
URL "file:///....../Media/Pane1/undefinedOverview.txt"</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Is this a limitation of the version
of Flash that I am using (MX 2004)?</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Steve</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=#1f497d face="Calibri">You need to use the FileLocation
variable to get the full path to the external path. </font>
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<br><font size=2 color=#1f497d face="Arial">myData.load("Overview.txt");</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=#1f497d face="Arial">works in the browser, because
the XMLEngine.swf is in the same folder; when in authoring mode, the XMLEngine.swf
is in the Xerte application folder, so it looks in that folder when you
only specify the fiename.</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=#1f497d face="Arial">You can use _level0.engine.FileLocation
to get the first bit of the path, i.e:</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=#1f497d face="Arial">myData.load(_level0.engine.FileLocation
+ "Overview.txt");</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=#1f497d face="Arial">HTH,</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=#1f497d face="Arial">J</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Patrick
Lockley<b><br>
Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:09 PM<b><br>
To:</b> Xerte discussion list<b><br>
Subject:</b> RE: [Xerte] Loading External Content</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Verdana">Hi Steve,</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Verdana">It fails me for me when I press
the f5 key – but it works fine if I publish it then look at in a web browser
(via index.htm).</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Verdana">Might be a sandbox / security
setting on your flash player?</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Verdana">Hope this helps.</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Verdana">Pat</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>steve.frank@lucite.com<b><br>
Sent:</b> 04 March 2009 15:46<b><br>
To:</b> xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<b><br>
Subject:</b> [Xerte] Loading External Content</font>
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I am attempting to load some external content into a Xerte project but
I'm having difficulty getting this to work when the content itself gets
data from an external file.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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</font><font size=2 face="Arial"><br>
The project uses a custom interface and contains a couple of graphics
icons together with a number of flex style accordian panes, listitems and
tabs. Selecting the appropriate combination should load the required external
content into the graphic icons using the loadImage() method. e.g. displayGraphic.loadImage(FileLocation
+ 'Media/Pane1/Graphics.swf')</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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</font><font size=2 face="Arial"><br>
The external content is always in the form of an .swf file however there
are two distinct types. <br>
One contains a number of scenes that are linked by some actionscript. All
the graphics are contained within the .swf and this type of file loads
and operates without issue.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
</font><font size=2 face="Arial"><br>
The second type contains only a single dynamic text block together with
a ScrollPane component. The timeline contains the following ActionScript
to load the text from a plaintext file at runtime:</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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</font><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><br>
myData = new LoadVars();</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><br>
myData.onLoad = function(success){</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
</font><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><br>
if (success) {</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
</font><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><br>
myText_txt.htmlText
= this.text;</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><br>
} else {</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
</font><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><br>
myText_txt.htmlText
= "<b>Flash has failed to load the text file!<b>";</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
</font><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><br>
}</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
</font><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><br>
};</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> <br>
</font><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><br>
myData.load("Overview.txt");</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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</font><font size=2 face="Arial"><br>
Overview.txt is located in the same directory as the .swf and is in the
form "text=Required text etc. etc. etc..."</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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</font><font size=2 face="Arial"><br>
When I test the .swf, it loads and displays the content of Overview.txt
as expected, however when I try to get Xerte to load this file I get the
"Flash has failed to load the text file!" message.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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</font><font size=2 face="Arial"><br>
Displaying text from an external source file is going to be a major part
of this project so I need to get this to work.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Being an Authorware refugee, I'm only just getting started with Flash and
Xerte so would appreciate any help!</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Steve<br>
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