unexpected file format

ninjaturtle_ · Post by **ninjaturtle_** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:18

bansai everyone!

just read thru the manual to check out the flash variables. as i wanted to open the bars.fla file in flash mx i get an UNEXPECTED FILE FORMAT ERROR (or something like that... my version is german).
whats wrong wih it?
anyone knows?

could the programmers maybe give some more detailed information on scripting in flash...?!? the manual is kond of .... useless....

regards,
ninjaturtle

SuperficiaL_ · Post by **SuperficiaL_** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:37

hi ninjaturtle,

i had the same problem.
i think its made with a newer version of Flash...
ive got Flash MX and probably its made in Flash MX 2004...
because the other (older) Flash files are openable...

Greetz,
SuperficiaL...

ninjaturtle_ · Post by **ninjaturtle_** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:49

hm... okay... thx.... what a bummer!
i have another question regarding flash:
is itr possible to make a dynamic text flash file with more then one line?
how?

thx.

SuperficiaL_ · Post by **SuperficiaL_** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 15:29

Hi ninja,

just turn on multiline in the properties panel of the dynamic text frame in flash.

Greetz,
SuperficiaL...

site_ · Post by **site_** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 17:40

This might be bit off your question, but you could put multipler varibles into flash with a bit of scripting on the flash end.

When typing they dynamic text field in resolume, you could use a delimeter to seperate values or text you like to put into the flash. eg using the '^' as a delimeter, youre text in resolume would be a^b^c^d .

In the flash newVarible=varibleFromResolume.split('^')
So now flash will split the varible from resolume into a array and you will get,
newVarible[0] = a
newVarible[1] = b
newVarible[2] = c
newVarible[3] = d

So now you can use these to control 4 diff stuff in flash.

Hope this is helpful.

Cheers.

site_ · Post by **site_** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 18:03

Made an example swf.

File at http://www.iworkforfun.net/midibox/textflash.zip

Works like it should. Just that in resolume it doesn't always update real time. Sometimes you've got to load it to the channel again after changing the text in resolume. Sometimes you don't.

Cheers

ninjaturtle_ · Post by **ninjaturtle_** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 22:08

thx for posting this, but unfortuneatly this file does not work either. still gettin that error....
btw: i have flash mx version 6.0.
can't believe, that flash is not compartible with older/newer fla-files

site_ · Post by **site_** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 19:12

sorry... am using flash mx 2004... that's why you get the error... will put up a version 6 one as soon as possible..

site_ · Post by **site_** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 22:23

here's a flash mx version..

http://www.iworkforfun.net/midibox/flash.zip

cheers

Papui_ · Post by **Papui_** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 01:12

hi!

please programmers tell us which version those FLAs are supposed to work with . I have funny ideas for scripting but IÂ´m quite stucked whith this versions problem!!!

thankyou anyway....