Re: FLASH: Arrays to control random MCs

[Branden Hall]

Now all you have to do is step through the MCs, from 1 to 5 and they will be

in a random order.  Its just like shuffling a deck of cards. I chose 10

arbitrarily.. it could be whatever someone wanted.


-= Branden J. Hall

-= Multimedia Developer/Instructor

-= Fig Leaf Software


----- Original Message -----

From: Laura Mollett <

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Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 10:22 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: Arrays to control random MCs



> You don't actually have to create a whole separate array... you can just

use

> the current array of names of MCs to tell target and shuffle them.

> Say you have a set of variables, mc1, mc2, mc3, etc.. that are equal to

the

> names of your MCs... (in the case of hair styles) mc1="/mullet",

mc2="/perm"

> , mc3="/skater", etc

>

> Then you would use the following code to shuffle up the list.

>

> Set Variable: numMCs = 5

> Set Variable: numShuffles = 10

> Set Variable: count=1

> Loop While (count <= numShuffles)

>     Set Variable: shuffle1 = (random(numMCs)+1)

>     Set Variable: shuffle2= (random(numMCs)+1)

>     Set Variable: temp = eval("mc"&shuffle1)

>     Set Variable: "mc"&shuffle1 = eval("mc"&shuffle2)

>     Set Variable: "mc"&shuffle2 = temp

>     Set Variable: count = count+1

> End Loop


Ah so, instead of choosing a random mc each time you click the button, it

shuffles once and then plays them in whatever random order it generated?

Why'd you use 10 shuffles? Will this absolutely keep you from getting the

same clip twice? I see how it gives you a random, but couldn't you get the

order: 1, 5, 6, 1, 3 or 5, 2, 7, 6, 2? It stops you from getting the same

one twice in a row, but not for all 5 clips, right? Or does it? hmmm, I

don't think I understand this :) Can you explain?


Laura


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