[ANSWERED] Load text from a ascii file

sommerdi

hi,

i have the topic, that i like to bring text from an ascii file into isadora, like data into the data array actor.

Is there a simple way to do it?

Thanks for support in advance

diether

jhoepffner

concerning the data array actor, you can open a .txt (formatted like a .csv) but containing only floats.

Rows are the items, lines are the records. Best way is to record a data array in a file (write) and observe how the file is formatted.

You can also find a "ReadTextFromFile" plugin who can open a text and parse it according to paragraphs and using "text parser" you can do some interesting things (like read .srt subtitles)

Jacques

sommerdi

thanks ....
my system is MBP OSX 10.10.4 & Izzy 2.0.5

i found a discussion in 2013 and a dll plugin for windows, but not for mac.
I don't know nothing about trancoding to xcode, maybe there is a link to a transcoded one

Diether

jhoepffner

Hello,

it works on mac

here the file, put it in Isadora/Content/MacOs/Isadora Plugins

restart Isadora and voilà…

26b5b2-readtextfromfile.izzyplug.zip

sommerdi

Thanks ...... Diether

DusX

I have been using this plugin, on windows for some time.. but have recently found that its is acting incorrectly with Isadora V2.

Another option, is to load data into the Javascript actor.

You can use "include ('filename.txt');"

as your first line in a javascript actor to include an external text file.. it will be parsed as Javascript, so I find it easiest to format it as a variable declaration. Setting a var like:

Var1 = YourJSON data

Learn about JSON here: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_json.asp

This method can give you access to many forms of data.. !

The external file should be loaded everytime the scene is activated, so it should be possible to reload data as it is updated. (untested ;)

sommerdi

i am working on OSX 10.10 and i had in first simple basic test no problem and i continue to use ... i will give you a feedback, thanks for your warning

The idea to use the javascript actor looks very interesting, but i am failing in java programming...
and it will take some time .... Is w3schools the simplest way to jump in?

Diether

DusX

If you are just starting out you may want to go thru the beginner course here:
http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/javascript

w3schools is just a convenient reference at times.

sommerdi

merci,

this course has the right level for me ......

Diether