loading variables from an external file

Hello, I am trying to create a swf file that will load dynamic text from an external txt file. I can do this fine when I use a button, but I want the variables to load automatically when the movie loads. I am creating flash banners that I can edit with a php script. the script will create the text file and then the banner is customized by using the external file. I haven't be able to load the variables automatically yet, so I haven't worried about the php yet. Is this possible?

http://open-a-business.com/index.html

its easy, to load ext. files into a flash file, you should be able to do it with flash5,
check www.falshkit.com for more this type applications.
hope this helps
-stagy

Do you know how to do it? Or do you know a direct link to an article because I can't find one. I know how to load an external file if I use a button, but I need to load it without a button. Event handlers do not work without using a button, onclip event doesn't work without a movie clip. I just need the external to load in the first frame without any action taken by the user.

In the banner create a dynamic text field and label the instance (or Variable) to output. In the first frame of the _root movie use...

loadVariablesNum ("bannertxt.txt", 0);

now in the text file you want to read from makesure you put at the top...

output=THEN THE TEXT YOU WANT TO READ HERE

and that should do it...

Dynamic Text Banner

yes that works. I was not listing the variable as an instance, I was only labeling in the "var" field. Works great now, thank you so much.

one more question...
now that i have added it to a real banner which uses the text with a motion tween, instead of it using the text in the file, it says: "_level10.instance10.t"

Do you know why?

I am using a mask layer about the text layer, and the text field is a movie clip. Thanks again.

would it be possible for me to see the .fla file? maybe i can help from that...

sure. http://open-a-business.com/flazip.zip

Thats the first time I have ever zipped anything myself, so let me know if it works.

I believe I've found a small workaround...

The movie is having a problem with the Masked layer, I've removed that and added an instance name to the text1 movieclip.
Also added a target to the loadVariablesNum...

Hope this helps...

so I can't use a masked layer when trying to input from a text file? Or do I just need to continue researching how to do it?

Thanks again