Can I edit my website in real Time?

[foamgreen]

Hi, is it possible to edit my website in realtime withough going into flash and changing things then re-publishing.
I just need to edit the news section, but when i do this in flash and re-publish i lose all the other stuff that i have entered into the html, like adsense and counters e.t.c...
Thanks

 

[WH-Opinions]

Define what you mean by 'real time'... nothing is actually instant, if that's what you mean.

 

[LeetPCUser]

Agrees with WH. We can't help you out if we don't know the specifics.

 

[gamehouse]

I am not a flash expert but you can do something like this. If you can make your flash take the news item from .txt file in that case, you just have to update the .txt file and the flash will always take the latest news. You can update the .txt from anywhere by logging into cpanel I guess.

My 2 cents,

Gamehouse

Hi, is it possible to edit my website in realtime withough going into flash and changing things then re-publishing.
I just need to edit the news section, but when i do this in flash and re-publish i lose all the other stuff that i have entered into the html, like adsense and counters e.t.c...
Thanks

 

[LeetPCUser]

Gamehouse, that is a good point. I never thought about that. I am still puzzled as to how he wants to use it.

 

[codyturk]

I'm not sure but maybe he is talking about logging into a database to edit his site.

 

[GfxTuts]

I would recomend just editing a txt file there is many tutorials on the web about that, all you would have to do is open up the txt file add your news and upload it back to the server and it would be updated, you can also fully customize it to be scrolling have scroll bars etc

Hope this helps a little bit, I havent used flash in so long.

 

[MasterB]

Hi,

To do this without PHP or any other programming language for that matter, your text file must be in this format:

news=blah blah blah news goes here

If you want to add more variables, be sure to add an amperstand (&) between them. In Flash, where you want to load the news, put in this ActionScript in the frame:

loadVariables( "location/to/txtfile.txt", _root );
var newsField:String = news;

The text field where you want to have the news displayed must be a dynamic text field, with the variable name "newsField". You can set the options such as word wrap and scrolling, and add a scrollbar for usability.
If you need more help, do not hesitate to ask!

More information on the loadVariables(); function: http://www.macromedia.com/support/f...pt_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary425.html

 

[sjaguar13]

I am pretty sure MasterB posted what he's looking for. Re-read what was originally posted:

Hi, is it possible to edit my website in realtime withough going into flash and changing things then re-publishing.
I just need to edit the news section, but when i do this in flash and re-publish i lose all the other stuff that i have entered into the html, like adsense and counters e.t.c...
Thanks

He wants a way to edit Flash without having to re-publish every time. That's what he means by "real time".

 

[BMFX]

use editer in cpanel i mean it's easy enough...

so jsut login on cpane ledite in file manger and you schiuld be set once you set up teh txt file.

 

[MasterB]

Assuming he has CPanel, that is. Nonetheless, the text file will be easy to edit once it's setup. Refer to my post above, and feel free to contact me if you need help, I'm good with Flash.