FLASH: naming and retrieving variables

[Olga]

I'm trying to dynamically duplicate mcs that retrieve variables from CGI.

My mc consists of a variable text field that receives category name, and

then a variable text field that receives a subcategory name which is

duplicated according to the number that the CGI returns.  So I have:


Category:

-subcategory1:

-subcategory2:


and so forth.  I cannot duplicate text fields, obviously, without putting

them each in their own mc, so the subcategory fields are each housed in an

mc which are named according to the following: header&"_subcategory_"&n,

header being the Category it is under, and n being the number given to the

mc when it is duplicated.  (copy #1, copy #2, etc).


The CGI is returning values like:

Category=Arts&Arts_subcategory_01=Ceramics&Arts_subcategory_02=Painting&Arts

_subcategory_03=Sculpture


My problem comes in when I try to set the value of the text field within the

named subcategory mc to the value of the header&"_subcategory_"&n

(Arts_subcategory_01, etc)-- instead of printing the value of that variable

(ceramics, painting, etc) the text field actually prints the name

(header&"_subcategory_"&n ) in the text field.  So instead of:


Arts

-Ceramics

-Painting

-Sculpture


I am getting:

Arts

-Arts_subcategory_01

-Arts_subcategory_02

-Arts_subcategory_03


I've tried loading my variables at the main timeline and from within the

subcategory mc with the same result.  I've tried to be as clear as

possible-- can anyone see a flaw in my logic patterns here?  :)  The

subcategory text fields are named "text", and I've tried the following: Set

Variable: "text" = (header&"_subcategory_"&n) and that, like I said, prints

the name only.  Is there way to rename a text field to an expression or..?

This seems like it should be terribly easy but I can't seem to get it to

work!


pleaseplease

olga

On Programing: "I gave it a specific set of commands with a specific set of

parameters, which I suppose must have been too much for it because they were

all blatantly and maliciously disregarded."



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