Opening text files

[Kekasih]

I have used a basic script to save the text from an input box.


var myTxt=FlashPlayer.getVariable("someTxt");
var filter = "Text Files(*.txt)|*.txt|";
var filename = Dialogs.fileSave(filter, ".txt");
if (filename)
{
file_stream = new FileStream(filename,"w");
trace(file_stream);
file_stream.write(myTxt);
trace(myTxt);
file_stream.close();
}//end of if(filename)
return true;

I want to now load the text (or other text) back into the box. I've tried the following script but all I can retrieve is the file name. What is it that I'm missing?

var txtFile = "Text File (*.txt)|*.txt|";
var filetoLoad = Dialogs.fileOpen(txtFile, "", "", true);
if((filetoLoad!=false) && (File.exists(filetoLoad))){
FlashPlayer.setVariable("_root.location",filetoLoa d);
var nameofFile = new File(filetoload);
filetoload = nameofFile.name;
words=filetoLoad;}
trace(filetoLoad);
return true;



As well, my text output shows "visible non-printing (chr13) characters" instead of 'normal' carriage returns, so that the text comes out in one long line in Notepad but looking 'normal' in MSWord.

Thanks for anything to help.

[SWFKit]

In text field in flash, "\r" means a new line. However, in notepad, only "\r\n" defined a new line. So before save the text, you would have to first convert it to notepad format:

myText = myText.replace(/\r/g, "\r\n");

To reload the content of the saved text, you would have to first read its content:

var stream = new StringStream.readFromFile(filetoload);
var word = stream.toString();
word = word.replace(/\r\n/g, "\r");
FlashPlayer.setVariable("sometext", word);

[Kekasih]

Many thanks. I can see the \r\n issue with Notepad now.
However, the load text is still problematic - I'm not certain where to put the code and if anything else is required in the swf other than the textbox with a variable name to reference. I made a basic swf to test: it has one text box (input) called inTxt, with the variable name loadTxt. The fscommand runs the fileOpen script below:

//fileOpen
var txtFile = "Text File (*.txt)|*.txt|";
var filetoLoad = Dialogs.fileOpen(txtFile, "", "", true);
if((filetoLoad!=false) && (File.exists(filetoLoad))){
FlashPlayer.setVariable("_level0.loadTxt",filetoLo ad);
var stream = new StringStream.readFromFile(filetoload);
var txtToLoad = stream.toString();
txtToLoad = txtToLoad.replace(/\r\n/g, "\r");
FlashPlayer.setVariable("_level0.loadTxt",txtToLoa d);}
file_stream.close();
return true;

I'm still missing something as the textbox still stays blank, but I can't see what'ws wrong.

[SWFKit]

Please send your sample to us, we will help you to make it work.