FLASH: More text field scrolling questions

[Mark Sheppard]

I have set up a scrollable text field also , which is importing from a text

file. (tut. on Mooks)


The problem I am running into is that I want to use continuous feedback

buttons to control it, and don't know how to pass the variable "up?"a level

from the MC that acts as the button.


I have the main time line and a "news page" that is loading into level 1

with the textfield.

Then two MCs which are each 4 frames with 2 layers containing the buttons.

Every other frame has a button with :

*MC up arrow:


On (Press, Drag Over, Drag Out)

      Set Variable: "clicks" = clicks + 1

      If (content.scroll < content.maxscroll)

            Set Variable: "content.scroll" = content.scroll + 1

      End If

End On


Also the variable "clicks" is used to set the text field back to line one

when loading new text files (old news) so that variable also needs to be

sent . (This works ok on a plain button so far)

To load a new text file the button action is:


On (Release)

      Set Variable: "content.scroll" = content.scroll -clicks

      Load Variables ("news.txt", 1)

End On


Another question is, is it possible to have the text file to be loaded set

as a variable so I can have one button to load subsequently older news? i.e.

news1.txt   news2.txt    news3.txt.


Actually it would be really cool to have these listed in reverse order so

the end client could just rename the current news to

news5.txt if news.txt 1,2&3 allready existed.


I am definatley new to actionscripting, and sometimes it really feels like

my head is about to explode : )


Thanks in advance

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Mark Sheppard

aka Zachnefein

zach29columbus [dot] rr [dot] com

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