Re: FLASH: Arrays to control random MCs

[Laura Mollett]

> I would like write an action script that cycles through the MCs. I want the

> movie to randomly play one of each of the seven MCs until they've all played

> and then to start over again. From what I'm reading about arrays, it sounds

> like they will do an efficient job. However, I don't really understand how

> arrays work.

>

> I know I could write a Set Variable, but it seems like an ugly solution.

>

> (The MCs are six animated heads and seven animated haircuts. As the site

> stands now, the viewer can get the same head or haircut over and over

> again.)


I think this is how you would do it:

Number all the movie clips: 1-7 (name them with an instance name, like clip1

- clip7). Then have a variable ClipCounter that you set to 0,

Set Variable: "ClipCounter" = 0

Loop While (ClipCounter < 7)

    Set Variable: "ClipCounter" = ClipCounter +1

    Set Variable: "Clip" & ClipCounter = False

End Loop

(You'd put that on your main timeline)


When you click the button have it do this:

Loop While (Done = False)

Set Variable: "CurrentClip" = Random(7) + 1

    If (Eval("Clip" & CurrentClip) = False)

        Load <movieclipname> [or tell target play or whatever you want]

        Set Variable: "Done" = True

    Else

        Set Variable: "Done" = False

    End If

End Loop


This will, I think, play a random movie clip when you click the button, but

never the same one twice. You might hafta play with it some to get it to

work. I don't know how you'd do it without using set variable... why's it an

ugly solution?


Laura


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