Giving Search for a flash file

can u explain that again ...
u mean u have a textbox filled with text (tbox1) ... and another box (tbox2) to type in the keyword and click a button to searh. if a match is found then u want that highlighted in the (tbox1) ??

and the question is "is it possible."

yes ... it can be done. easily in flash MX

cheers :)

Thats right...

I have 2 text boxes :
1. tbox1 : where i type a word to be searched
2. tbox2 : here in this i have all the address of branches

when i enter a word in tbox1 and click on search button if a match is found then that word has to be highlighted in tbox2.

How is it possible can u give me the steps to do this and any sample script.

I am using Macromedia Flash MX Ver 6.0

hehe...I'm confused too..

is it two text box? or 1 text box and 1 combo box?

Its text box which is created using the 'Text Tool' in flash.

Just 2 text boxes created using the 'Text Tool'

that's what u do, us the selection object to hightlight the text and index of to search for an exact match keywords

have 2 boxes, one call tbox1 and the other tbox2
tbox1 -> variable = txt
tbox2 -> variable = keyword

have a button and run the function search
on(release) {
 search()
}

var txt = "here u have to put in all the text u want" + newline + "if different records are separated by newline";

function  search(){
     if (midx!=-1)
     { sidx=midx+1;}
     else { sidx = 0;}
     midx = txt.indexOf(keyword, sidx);
     hi = new selection();
     Selection.setFocus("tbox1")
     si = midx
     ei = midx+ String(keyword).length
     Selection.setSelection(si,ei);

}

stop();

... etc .. etc

cheers

I am new to Flash & Flash Scripting, could you pls tell me the follwoing :

I have created 2 text boxes using the Text tool as u said.
Also gave the variable name as u mentioned.

My doubt is:
Should the text Type be : Input Text, Static Text or Dynamic text, in both the cases. And the instance name?

Should i have to paste the above complet code in the onRelease() event of the button?

My variable text is a big static text ranging 3 pages(approx), then assing such a big text to a variable?

i am also new to flash and scripting and sorry if im such a pain in the neck, but i want to understand the code u wrote Henry..can u plz explain it..i mean just comment ur code like what do u mean by " if (midx!=-1) " and what is midx anyway!?!?!

Samah.

ok ... this search function actually looks for more than 1 occurence of the keyword u are searching ...

function  search(){
    if (midx!=-1)
    { sidx=midx+1;}
    else { sidx = 0;}
    midx = txt.indexOf(keyword, sidx);
    hi = new selection();
    Selection.setFocus("tbox1")
    si = midx
    ei = midx+ String(keyword).length
    Selection.setSelection(si,ei);

}


initially
midx = null
sidx = null

when search starts - result not found
midx = -1 ...

if
var txt = "here u have to put in all the text u want" + newline + "if different records are separated by newline";
keyword look for is = "a"

search function 1st press
  sidx = 0 <- start search from postion 0
  midx = txt.indexOf(keyword, sidx);
then
midx = 8

search function 2nd time
sidx = 8; // = midx; start search from position 8
midx = txt.indexOf(keyword, sidx);
midx = 20;
... etc

so if u don't change the keyword and hit the search button again, it will look for the next occurence of the keyword instead of stopping at the 1st one all the time.

cheers

I am using Macromedia Flash MX Ver 6.0

Any way to add it in flash as u have said (depends on version of flash u have, there are many ways to load txt into flash.)like using an XML? Or other way

yes ... if u don't want to change the text file or if the text file is being update all the time by different end users ... just use it "as is" then use an XML object and load it...

eg

//frame 1
myText = new XML();
myText.load("http://yourdomain/full.txt");
myText.onLoad = function (){
 _root.txt = myText.toString();
 delete myText;
}

// now u have the full.txt into the variable call txt in root, that just carry on with the rest.

a big THANX to u Henry, i got it :)

well ... it sounded like u had asked this question Samah.
but that's cool :)

cheers

:D