Seconded. I actually got as far as starting to type the response, then saw quite how many bugs were in the code and couldn't face it.
Bad form on my part, I know. But sometimes it's just all too much. ;-) Ian On 2/8/06, Mark Winterhalder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 2/8/06, CARABUS plus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I create dynamic textfield with functions and I try to field them > without > > success, Have you got an idea ? > > yes. in fact, i have quite a few suggestions -- sorry if they sound a > bit harsh, that's not my intention, they might help you get answers to > future problems, and apply to some others as well: > > -- consider posting to the newbies list: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashnewbie > > -- use a subject line that is more descriptive than ">>". at most, i > would have expected this to relate to the bitwise rightshift operator. > > -- be more descriptive. "without success" means what exactly? you see > nothing at all, the text doesn't show but the borders do, or what > exactly? > you already have traces in your code. what do they trace? when you > post here you probably have tried to solve the problem yourself > already, so why not tell others what potential causes you have > excluded so they don't have to go through the same again? you know > what "dt" and "dtd" are, i know it because i read to the > createTextField line, but normally i wouldn't bother. it takes only a > few seconds to change the variable names to something meaningful, > instead everybody who reads it has to figure out what they are by > oneself. > in what scope is the code? you talk about creating textfields with a > function, is this in a function? > what are you trying to do? it looks like you're trying to create a > textfield with 70px thick top and left borders. > > -- you can replace the "i" in "i++" with "dt" and remove the last line > of your code. > > -- you declare var dt:Number twice. remove the first one. > > -- instead of "dtd.text" etc, use _root[ dtd ] to make it work. > > again, sorry if this sounds too harsh, it just needs to be said once > in a while, and really is more of a general hint to many than directed > only at you. i often don't even look at the code if i don't know what > i'm looking for, yours just happened to be pretty short. you know what > it's supposed to do, what does/doesn't happen, and what causes you > already have excluded. we don't, and can't figure it out as easily as > you could provide us with that information. if your code would have > been only slightly longer i'd have simply closed your mail and moved > on, you and others really miss lots of good advice or solutions that > way. not because nobody knows, but because they don't look at the code > without knowing what to look for. > > hth, > mark > > -- > http://snafoo.org/ > jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
