Controlled random script

[Paul Hagwood]

Hello List,


I have something that I know should be very simple but

I'm having a heck of a time...especially since my math

is for poop. 


What I would like to do is create a script that sets a

bunch of objects to a random display. I have 14

objects and I need to make sure that they are randomly

displayed but they do not repeat. In other words, I

want to see 14 unique objects on the screen, then

click a button or something and see the same 14

objects displayed again but in a different random

order. Make sense?

Here is what I have so far:


for (var i = 1; i <= 14; i++) {

    eval("p" add i).gotoAndStop("potion" add i);

}

for (var i =1; i <= 14; i++) {

    px = parseInt(math.random() * 14) + 1;

    py = parseInt(math.random() * 14) + 1;

    eval("p" add px).gotoAndStop("potion" add py);

    eval("p" add py).gotoAndStop("potion" add px);

}


This should swap the potions and make sure I don't get

repeats, but it doesn't work. My puny brain hurts now.


Can anyone help? 


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Paul Hagwood

Multimedia Illustrator

http://www.mindspring.com/~hagwood2

http://www.satyrinteractive.com


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