Fw: [Xerte] Loading External Content

[steve.frank at lucite.com]

Thanks for the help guys..

 I take the point regarding the XMLEngine.swf location and typing the full 
path to the text file solves the problem.

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"

Is this a limitation of the version of Flash that I am using (MX 2004)?

Steve


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You need to use the FileLocation variable to get the full path to the 
external path. 
 
myData.load("Overview.txt");
 
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.
 
You can use _level0.engine.FileLocation to get the first bit of the path, 
i.e:
 
myData.load(_level0.engine.FileLocation + "Overview.txt");
 
HTH,
 
J
 
 
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[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:09 PM
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Loading External Content
 
Hi Steve,
 
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).
 
Might be a sandbox / security setting on your flash player?
 
Hope this helps.
 
Pat
 
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[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of 
steve.frank at lucite.com
Sent: 04 March 2009 15:46
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: [Xerte] Loading External Content
 

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. 

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') 

The external content is always in the form of an .swf file however there 
are two distinct types. 
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. 
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: 

myData = new LoadVars(); 
myData.onLoad = function(success){ 
        if (success) { 
                myText_txt.htmlText = this.text; 
        } else { 
                myText_txt.htmlText = "<b>Flash has failed to load the 
text file!<b>"; 
        } 
}; 

myData.load("Overview.txt"); 

Overview.txt is located in the same directory as the .swf and is in the 
form "text=Required text etc. etc. etc..." 

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. 

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. 

Being an Authorware refugee, I'm only just getting started with Flash and 
Xerte so would appreciate any help! 

Steve

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