Basic Tutorial

Using flashTickerFX with a Data Array

The numbers # 1 through # 5 detail how to define the basic parameters:

Note: Images cannot be defined in a data array, for more features, we recommend using an XML file.

	Property	Description
1	XML FILE	Leave this value blank. If a value is entered here, the data array will be ignored.
2	FILE TYPE	Select the file type to load. Ignore this when using data array.
3	DATA ARRAY	An array containing the text content of the topics. The order of the array determines the order in which the topics are displayed (see image A below).
4	TARGET IS URL	Sets a default value for target types. Set to 'true' if links are URLs. If 'false' links will open anywhere else inside of Flash (e.g. open in a movie clip, another level, etc).
5	TARGET ARRAY	An array of targets. The order in which the targets are entered correspond to the order in which the topics are listed (see image B below).
6	TARGET NAME	Define where your target should open. For example, if you want to open a URL in a new window, you would type "_blank" (without quotation marks). Or if you want to open the target in level 1, you'd type "_level1" (without quotation marks). To open a target in a movie clip, you would enter the instance name of the movie clip.


Image A		Image B