get the current xml file name. and calling external functions in the xml

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nathanfjohnson

Beginner

Posts: 11

Location: Calgary Canada

Occupation: Student

Thursday, July 9th 2009, 7:04am

get the current xml file name. and calling external functions in the xml

I can't seem to figure out the get(variable) to get the name of the current xml file. Does someone know if this is possible?
it would also work for me to be able to use an action in the panorama xml to send the filename with a function. Could I get help with that syntax?

Thank you

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Graydon

Professional

Posts: 614

Location: Texas

Occupation: Industrial gas turbine services.

Friday, July 10th 2009, 9:22am

Here's a quick sample...

http://marlincreek.com/demo/xml_name/

Assuming I understood your request correctly.

When the grid loads up, press "O" (not zero) to get the info box to show up... you should see

	Source code
1 2 3 4 5	INFO: krpano 1.0.8 beta 7 (build 2009-04-08) INFO: Flashplayer WIN 10,0,22,87 PlugIn INFO: registered to: Marlin Creek INFO: -------------- INFO: my current xml is marlin_creek.xml

I used the onstart action to set a variable to the name of the xml... which has to be explicitly defined. I do not know of an automatic way. Once the variable is set... I call a js function that is defined in the html... and it defines a js variable from the xml / krpano variable and then sends it back to krpano in the trace function.

Here are the relevant pieces of code.

first, the onstart item...

	Source code
1	onstart="set(current_xml, marlin_creek.xml); js(show_name());

... this could be called from different areas... The click me buttom references the same js function.

The html / js stuff...

Source code

<script type="text/javascript">
// <![CDATA[
	
	function krpano() 
	{
		return document.getElementById("panox");
	}

	function show_name()
	{

		krpano().call("trace(--------------)");

		var my_file =( krpano().get("current_xml") );
		krpano().call("trace(my current xml is " + my_file + ")");

	}

// ]]>
</script>

The "panox" reference in the "return document..." is based upon what I call the embedded swf. I use swfobject 2.x and here's the snippet from the attributes item...

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1 2 3 4	var attributes = { id: "panox", name: "apano" };

Graydon

edit: There are a couple of different ways to define some variables... unfortunately I don't remember them right now. Hopefully Klaus or others will chime in with any alternate methods.

edit2: Hope this helps... this shows that you can pass the info to js... from there, you can do whatever you'd like. I just passed it back through in the trace function to show it's possible.

Graydon

Marlin Creek
Marlincreek.com
graydon@marlincreek.com

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nathanfjohnson

Beginner

Posts: 11

Location: Calgary Canada

Occupation: Student

Friday, July 10th 2009, 8:16pm

Thank you

Thanks for all your info, I'll have to read over it a few times but it looks like that's what I am looking for.
I'm very impressed with the helpfulness of everyone on these forms.