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Action API - create import action - missing variable name

vamirr — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:19:41 GMT

I'm trying to execute an import action in javascript using the Action and ActionScript API. When I execute the actions.registered, I can see that import is a registered action, however when I call actions.create("import"), I get an error regarding a missing variable name.According to the API docu

Re: Action API - create import action - missing variable name

lotharmärkle — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:25:01 GMT

Hello,

try to use a different variable name than 'import'.
'import' maybe/is a reserved word, see http://javascript.about.com/library/blreserved.htm

lothar

Re: Action API - create import action - missing variable name

vamirr — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:06:23 GMT

I tried the counter action too, and received the same results.

Re: Action API - create import action - missing variable name

lotharmärkle — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:24:41 GMT

Did you tried


var transformeraction = ….
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using "import" as a variable name looks wrong to me.

Re: Action API - create import action - missing variable name

vamirr — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:01:13 GMT

Ah… I misunderstood you.

Thanks for clarifying things. You have found my error.

var myNewAction = actions.create('import'); works just fine.

Thank you.