Preferred way: dynamically loading text

[ViNc3]

Which is a more easier/simpler/preferred/more control way of dynamically loading a text from a txt file?

1. Put a dynamic text Var as: text


loadVariablesNum ("text.txt", 0);

2. A dynamic text instance as: text


loadVariables("text.txt", _root.text);


And why...

[claudio]

None of them.
LoadVars is much better.

[Galenmereth]

Preferably you use XML, since .txt files are unhandy, clumsy and alltogether useless in my opinion :p

[RvGaTe]

ill use XML, much more control and browseable in flash ;)

let me explain why:



<data>
<holder text="Some text in here you want to load" />
</data>


you can easily get that with:

Xml.load('file.xml')
textdata = Xml.firstChild.Childnodes[0].attributes.text

and you have it :)
(didn't test it, but its hell easy :D)

[ViNc3]

i don't know how to use XML...not even sure what it is :P

[RvGaTe]

it can be used as an small database...
it runs on like every type of server, no extra features needed (no php and stuff)...

[ViNc3]

None of them.
LoadVars is much better.
How do u use that

[ViNc3]

it can be used as an small database...
it runs on like every type of server, no extra features needed (no php and stuff)...
i tihnk i gotta go n read XML basics :P

[ViNc3]

How do u use that
oh, found it here
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/multiple_dynamictext.htm