Re: FLASH: set variable randomly, numbers should only be taken once

[Stephen]

Try this, assuming you're using a,b,c,d,e:


Frame 1:

Set Variable: "a" = (Random(56)+1)


Frame 2:

Set Variable: "b" = (Random(56)+1)


Frame 3:

If (b = a)

  Goto and Play (2)

End If


Frame 4:

Set Variable: "c" = (Random(56)+1)


Frame 5:

If (c = a)

  Goto and Play (4)

Else If (c = b)

  Goto and Play (4)

End If


Frame 6:

Set Variable: "d" = (Random(56)+1)


Frame 7:

If (d = a)

  Goto and Play (6)

Else If (d = b)

  Goto and Play (6)

Else If (d = c)

  Goto and Play (6)

End If


Frame 8:

Set Variable: "e" = (Random(56)+1)


Frame 9:

If (e = a)

  Goto and Play (8)

Else If (e = b)

  Goto and Play (8)

Else If (e = c)

  Goto and Play (8)

Else If (e = d)

  Goto and Play (8)

End If


This is the lazy man's way. :) The least variables you have to assign random

numbers to the better this code is, meaning it would run faster, since it

gotta compare the newly generated number with all previous ones.



Stephen



> i need to set 5 variables to random number out of 56, the thing is that

> every number should only be taken once, how do i do that? that's how far i

> got:

>

> Set Variable: "a" = (Random(56)+1)

> Set Variable: "b" = (Random(56)+1)

> Set Variable: "c" = (Random(56)+1)

> Set Variable: "d" = (Random(56)+1)

> Set Variable: "e" = (Random(56)+1)




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