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Subject: Re: FLASH: need actionscript help: variable not registering in if conditional(?)
From: Marcelo Siqueira
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 20:11:35 +0100

Hi, april.

I really didn't pay much attention at first. At a glance it seemed you was
concatenating the variable. You don't need to use Eval() in this case.
On the other hand, it seems that you're using the variables _x and _y
losely.
If you want to get the _x and _y properties of the movieclip you should use
GetProperty("",_x) and GetProperty("",_y).
If you trace your ../:drag_left_hand1_score it will probably show 1 all
right.

[ ]'s
------------------------------------
marcelo siqueira
grand prix winner cannes 2000
criacao | agenciaclick
marceloatagenciaclick [dot] com [dot] br
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----- Original Message -----
From: "a p r i l b i n g h a m" <aprilatpulsefx [dot] com>
To: <flasheratchinwag [dot] com>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 2:02 PM
Subject: RE: FLASH: need actionscript help: variable not registering in if
conditional(?)


> 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 :)
> --
>
> a p r i l b i n g h a m
> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>
> aprilatpulsefx [dot] com
> 920.436.4777x261
>
>
>
>
> > -----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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