have you tried getNetText with a relative path? You can't do file stuff in shockwave 'cos of security considerations. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linsey Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 10:46 AM Subject: <lingo-l> getNetText, calling all aficionados!
> Hi there everyone, > > I wonder if anyone can help me out? > > I am running a shockwave movie locally and i have tried various ways of > trying to bring in text from an external file (FileIO, ImportText, filename > etc - all of which I later realised, do not work!) The only one that sort of > works is the getNetText function, however this will only work when the file > is on a web server and you use an http:// address to access it. However, > neither of these files are actually going to run on a server, so is there > any way I can run this locally? > > Also, it can't be a projector, it has to be a dcr file. > > I hope someone can explain this! > > Thnx, Linsey > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet > delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further > information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call > Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to > http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
