Re: [Swftools-common] basic question on ActionScript 2.0

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On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:50:58 +0200
Pablo Rodríguez <address@hidden> wrote:

> On 10/17/2013 09:58 PM, lists wrote:
> > On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:04:34 +0200
> > Pablo Rodríguez wrote:
> > 
> >> this is a question for the experts in AS2: is it possible to embed
> >> a text file into a SWF file that can be read from the AS code of
> >> that SWF file?
> > 
> > In short, yes.
> > 
> > See,
> > 
> > http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/2/help.html?content=Part2_AS2_LangRef_1.html
> > 
> > Check,
> > 
> >  - Learning ActionScript 2.0 in Adobe Flash
> > 
> >    - Working with Text and Strings
> 
> Many thanks for your reply, Chris.
> 
> I couldn’t check this before, but I’m afraid that I cannot find
> anything that suggests that text files can be embedded in a SWF file.

No, but you can create a Text Object that can contain a text file, then
read/manipulate that,  It all depends on how complicated your text file
is.  You can usually throw in basic control codes, such as in CR/LF, or
else go for supported HTML tags. 

> External text files can be read from SWF files, but this isn’t what
> I’m looking for.

I know. But that wasn't my drift.


Chris.