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Subject: RE: FLASH: Random Questions Without Repeating
From: Damien Morton
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 02:00:08 +0100


Oops - I made an error in my example code:

>
> If you have a lot of questions, ie. more than there are chracters and
> numbers, then you can use pairs or triples of characters in a string. The
> math for this is a little more tricky - let me have a go at it....
>
> question_001 = "what is the flight velocity of a sparrow?"
> question_002 = "what is the areal size of equador?"
> question_003 = "what is your favorite colour?"
> ...
> question_999 = "is this the last question?"
> questions = "001002003004005...997998999"
>
> loop while (length(questions) > 0)
> // pick a random position in the list - note: each group of
> 3 characters is
> one position
> r = (random(length(questions)/3)*3)+1
> // figure out which question code is represented at that
> position in the
> list/string
> q = substring(questions, r, 3) **************** this now fixed *******
> // get the question string corresponding to the question code
> current_question = eval("question_" & q)
> // do the asking thing
> call "ask_the_question"
> // remove the question from the list/string of available questions
> questions = substring(questions, 1, r-1) &
> substring(questions, r+3, 999)
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owneratchinwag [dot] com [owneratchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:owneratchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Paul
> > Steven
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 2:39 PM
> > To: flasheratchinwag [dot] com
> > Subject: FLASH: Random Questions Without Repeating
> >
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > I am making a quiz where there are 30 questions. I want to
> > randomly choose a
> > question and ask it then remove it from the question pool. I
> normally have
> > no problem doing this sort of stuff in Director - I simply create
> > a list of
> > the question numbers and remove the question number from the list after
> > asking the question - but I can't figure out how do do it in
> Flash - am I
> > being really dumb?! The only way I can think of is have 30 variables i.e
> > Question1_Asked=False, Question2_Asked=False etc and set the
> > boolean to True
> > if asked.
> >
> > Anyone suggest a better way please.
> >
> > Thanks In Advance
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
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> flashforward2000 and the Flash(tm) Film Festival
> July 24-26, 2000, NEW YORK CITY, Hammerstein Ballroom
> 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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> Register before June 30 and save $200!!-- www.flashforward2000.com
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flasher is generously supported by...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
flashforward2000 and the Flash(tm) Film Festival
July 24-26, 2000, NEW YORK CITY, Hammerstein Ballroom
www.flashforward2000.com
Produced by United Digital Artists and lynda.com
Sponsored by Macromedia, Adobe Systems, Fusion, Inc, AtomFilms,
shockwave.com and Electric Rain.
1.877.4.FLASH.4 or (1.805.640.6679 outside the US and Canada)
Register before June 30 and save $200!!-- www.flashforward2000.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To unsubscribe or change your list settings go to
http://www.chinwag.com/flasher or email helpatchinwag [dot] com


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