You can make a simple flash file that will read in XML. Is the text
the same for everyone, but changes periodically? If so, it's super
easy.
Here's a quickie example. This is probably not the best ever example
of flash code, as I'm just learning it. But you'll get the idea:
On your first frame have code like so.
loadText();
// Load the variables from the text file
function loadText() {
var textXML = new XML();
textXML.ignoreWhite = true;
textXML.load("URL of your CFM page here that outputs XML dynamically");
text.XML.onLoad = function (success) {
if (success) {
ontextXMLLoaded(this);
}
};
}
function ontextXMLLoaded(loadedXML) {
// grab the setup node to get the basic set up data
var arNodes = loadedXML.firstChild.childNodes;
var setUpNodes = arNodes[0].childNodes;
var dynamic_text = setUpNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue; //Get your
text here. This path will depend on your xml
// Do something here to set the now grabbed "dynamic_text" to output
on your movie in a field called "txtField"
txtField.text = dynamic_text;
}
On 10/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying to take realtime text data from my website and allow users to
> place it on their MySpace profile. But MySpace only its members to add HTML,
> images, and flash to their profiles so I have been trying to output the text
> data from my site as a JPG or Flash that MySpace users can then add to their
> profiles. Then I figure can set up a scheduled task to refresh the JPG or
> Flash, so the latest data will appear on MySpace.
>
> I have had some success using CFCHART and saving the output to the server
> via writing to CFFILE, but in this case I am trying to display mostly dynamic
> text from the database. Therefore, I really don't need the chart that is
> produced, so I am using imagemagick to crop out the chart an just keep the
> text
> that is produced from CFCHART. But this 2 step process would be unnecessary
> if
> I could just output text from the database to an image like CFCHART does
> (but without the chart).
>
> If elaborate 3-D charts can be created with ColdFusion, surely there is a
> way for me to just output text from my database into an image or flash for
> later
> use with MySpace, right?
>
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