Loading data from an INI in Flash

[FrankyAsh]

Hi

I understand that it is not necessary to set a path when saving to an ini file in flash, but what if you want to read data from an ini file that has been created outside of the swf game?

My level grid is stored in an ini file. Should I rather save it in a database and load it from there?

[ttdread]

I'm having the same issue and was going to post about it. I cannot read any previously saved data from a ini file in flash. Example: If I created the ini file manually and enter values I then cannot read those values once the file is uploaded. I can only read the values from an ini file that has been written by a flash application on the server. I tried and it did not work with java either unless I signed the java applet.

[FrankyAsh]

I have decided to leave the ini and rather hardcode my grid into a string object. It's actually less comlicated.
I created a level editor which exports my tile grid to a txt file something like this:


00000000000
10101010101
22222222222
11111111111
22220002222
22220002222

And once ive exported the level to the text file I just copy the contents of the file to the string object.
Problem sovled. No worries. And it's probably more secure. You won't have people fiddling around trying to change values.

[SoftWarewolf]

you can upload the .ini and load it using this example: http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=25647&Number=1865 59#Post186559

but yes, it's obviously a lot better if you can include it inside the game rather than load it from an external file