Q: Loading text strings from a file

[DarkStar]

Is there any way to load text strings into a JS FX?

The JS programming Guide only mentions loading a number from a line in a.txt file:

The format of each line in the text file can be either a floating point number, a binary number beginning with 'b', i.e. b0101010111, or a hexadecimal number beginning with 'x', i.e. xDEADF000.

Also, what does this mean?

Additionally text files can create their own symbolic constants (using =), and combine them using basic +, -, |, & etc operators.

[IXix]

Not really. You'd need to have the text stored as ascii character values on separate lines. Not exactly user friendly.

The bit about constants means you can do stuff like this...

x=10
y=10

0
x
4
y
y
x
x

I suppose you could do something like this to make text easier...

a=97
b=98
c=99
// etc.
z=122

t
h
i
s
i
s
a
s
t
r
i
n
g

.. but you'd have to be a bit of a masochist

Strings have been requested but I'm not sure whether an FR made it into the tracker as it's an old, old, old request.

[DarkStar]

Thank you for the info, IXix.