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Subject: RE: FLASH: need actionscript help: variable not registering in if conditional(?)
From: a p r i l b i n g h a m
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 18:18:45 +0100

marcelo,

thanks for the suggestion -- i tried putting that in just now, but it still
doesn't seem to be "grabbing" that variable correctly so it can evaluate it
in the if conditional.

april :)
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a p r i l b i n g h a m
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

aprilatpulsefx [dot] com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owneratchinwag [dot] com [owneratchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:owneratchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Marcelo
> Siqueira
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 11:25 AM
> To: flasheratchinwag [dot] com
> Subject: Re: FLASH: need actionscript help: variable not registering in
> if conditional(?)
>
>
> Use Eval("../:drag_left_hand1_score")=1
>
> [ ]'s
> ------------------------------------
> marcelo siqueira
> grand prix winner cannes 2000
> criacao | agenciaclick
> marceloatagenciaclick [dot] com [dot] br
> ------------------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "a p r i l b i n g h a m" <aprilatpulsefx [dot] com>
> To: "flash" <flasheratshocker [dot] com>
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 10:42 AM
> Subject: FLASH: need actionscript help: variable not registering in if
> conditional(?)
>
>
> > i'm having a problem with (seemingly) not being able to read
> variables in
> my
> > actionscript. here's the situation:
> >
> > i'm trying to do a game where you drag different arms and legs onto a
> > character who is supposed to have certiain characteristics,
> and, depending
> > on whether the arm or leg is the correct one (according to the
> > characteristic associated with that arm or leg), it will stay
> in place, or
> > it will rubberband back to its original location.
> >
> > i have a movie clip placed on the main timeline called
> artistic_movie (all
> > the action happens inside here). all my variables are read in from an
> > external file at the main timeline of artistic_movie. inside this movie,
> > there are 12 movie clips, 3 instances each of 4 separate movie clips (2
> > arms, 2 legs). each of these movie clips consists of a button
> that is the
> > hand or arm. the following actionscript is associated with each of the
> > hand/arm button instances (the variables and _x/_y values change,
> obviously,
> > but otherwise, i use this script in all the instances).
> >
> > ************************************
> > On (Press)
> > If ((_x = 100) and (_y=225))
> > Stop Drag
> > Else
> > Start Drag ("../drag_left_hand1", L=0, T=0, R=500, B=500,
> > lockcenter)
> > End If
> > End On
> > On (Release)
> > If ((((_x >= 80) and (_x < 120)) and ((_y >= 205) and (_y < 245)))
> and
> > (../:drag_left_hand1_score = 1))
> > Stop Drag
> > Set Property ("../drag_left_hand1", X Position) = "100"
> > Set Property ("../drag_left_hand1", Y Position) = "225"
> > Set Property ("../drag_left_hand1", X Scale) = "100"
> > Set Property ("../drag_left_hand1", Y Scale) = "100"
> > Else
> > Set Property ("../drag_left_hand1", X Position) = "400"
> > Set Property ("../drag_left_hand1", Y Position) = "20"
> > Stop Drag
> > End If
> > End On
> > ************************************
> >
> > my problem is that the "score" variable in the if conditional of
> on(release)
> > doesn't seem to register. that is, i can't ever get the movie
> to recognize
> > that the arm/leg is correct, so it always rubberbands back to
> the original
> > location. i've tried to run trace to see if i'm actually referencing the
> > variable correctly from this location, and it shows the correct value.
> > however, i just can't do it in the actual conditional.
> >
> > i'm new to actionscript, so maybe someone will see something i
> don't. am i
> > doing something wrong? referencing something incorrectly? using the if()
> > conditional incorrectly. any help is greatly appreciated! my (very
> > unfinished) working file can be found at
> >
> > http://www.pulsefx.com/april/game.zip
> >
> > if you need to see the work-in-progress.
> >
> > thanks in advance!
> >
> > april :)
> > --
> >
> > a p r i l b i n g h a m
> > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> >
> > aprilatpulsefx [dot] com
> > 920.436.4777x261
> >
> >
> >
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www.flashforward2000.com
Produced by United Digital Artists and lynda.com
Sponsored by Macromedia, Adobe Systems, Fusion, Inc, AtomFilms,
shockwave.com and Electric Rain.
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