Lesson 1 - Variables

Variables are what is found in the text files included with the Pro 1 Flash template. They tell the template what to do and how to do it, this is what makes our Flash templates so customizable without actually using the Macromedia Flash design tools. They are extremely easy to edit and here is how:

We'll use some text taken from MainMenu.txt as an example.

&Option1=Option 1&
&Option1Action=URLa&
&Option1URL=Pages/ProFlashWindowStyle1.swf&
&Window1PageURL=Pages/Page1.txt&
&Window1XPosition=150&
&Window1YPosition=50&

All variables in our templates should begin with an ampersand(&) and end with one such as &Option1=Option 1&

The left side of the equals sign(=) is the variable name and should not ever be changed, there should be no need to unless an Add-on advises it. The right side is the value(What it will be in the template) When you open the template in it's default the menu shows 8 options, Option 1 through 8, if you were to change &Option1=Option 1& to &Option1=Home& The of course the first menu option would be changed to Home

This is all for Lesson 1, now on to the core text files and what each is responsible for.

Proceed to Lesson 2 - Core files