Re: FLASH: Displaying the file name as a variable

[Nathan Dicken]

Hi Paul,


You can do this using the "_url" property on the main timeline.  This can

then be used as a variable, in a text field, etc...  On some browsers this

will return a full url (http://www.whatever.com/yourmovie.swf) and some

others return just the filename for the swf (yourmovie.swf).  You could

bring in the _url property and check to see if it's the long or short

version and chop it down with subString if you need just the filename.

Used outside of a browser setting, this will return the path to the local

file.


Examples:

Set Variable: "myFilename" = /:_url

(or)

Set Variable: "myFilename" = _level0:_url


Hope that helps...

Nathan


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Nathan  Dicken

Fusionary Media

www.fusionary.com




>This is almost undoubtedly a beginners question. I am currently building

>outline software for a project built in Authorware. I have a number of Flash

>assets being developed and I want to set up the icons ready for these. To do

>this I'm going to set up a number of shockwave files referred to the script

>we use. What I'm looking to do is to create one file which states we're

>waiting for the real asset AND also has the filename on screen. this way I

>can keep duplicating the file and all will work.

>

>But I don't know how to display a filename on screen...

>

>TIA

>

>Paul Allman

>Fullard Group

>www.fullard.co.uk



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