Read a changing xml file

Just wondering if there is a way to read an XML file that is being continually updated by another application.

I'd like to use Max/MSP to keep re-writing an XML file with data that I can read into a Construct 2 game which would have to keep re-reading the data to register the changes.

Any ideas?

Manual - scirra.com/manual/139/xml

For dynamic (JSON-)loading there are also some custom plugins.. (I personally prefer JSON if possible because the format conatains less characters to load..)

Thanks Joe -- do you know if there would be any issues dynamically updating the xml or json to a Construct 2 game in my DropBox, and then having it dynamically loaded?

Or is there any other better way to write to simple data lists that can be read from a Construct 2 game?

If it was just on a single computer, no problem, but online I don't know how this works

You might want to consider webstorage ? (check the how do I FAQ for example of uses)

birdlantern

I suppose that's not possible with a dropbox file. I do that with php on a webserver.. it's not very complicated but you have to have little knowledge about ajax and

have a webspace with php.. ;)

I haven't used the webstorage plugin so I can say nothing about that.. afaik this plug stores locally..

Joe7

thanks, that's exactly the answer I'm looking for. Sounds like it's beyond my skills at this point, but maybe someone will come up with a plugin in the future

cheers!

Kyatric

thanks for that, webstorage looks interesting for other purposes, but doesn't look like I can use it to write data into or out of Construct for use by another application, if I understand correctly?

But good to know that a framework for save games is there!

System -> Ajax -> request (example.xml)

Ajax -> on ajax completed -> XML load (ajax.lastdata)

             text set text to ajax.lastdata