RE: FLASH: Re: duplicating dots (was blank)

[Nathan Dicken]

Scott,


In this case, the values initially for "x" and "maxdots" should be string

literals.  Using expressions as their values would mean that you'd want the

value of "x" and "maxdots" to be the value of another variable or the

result of an expression.  If you set x = 1 instead of x = "1", you'd

initially be setting "x" to be true, because using 0 and 1 as expressions

rather than string literals gives false/true values respectively.  I hope

that answers your question...


Also, if you're trying to view the value of x as it goes through the loop,

you would't see anything else besides 10...  The playhead would need to

exit the frame with the loop action in it before the value of x in the text

field is updated.  This is similar to the "updateStage" command in Lingo.

Even if you could see the x updated as the loop took place, it would

probably be way too fast to see any values between 1 and 10.


Just to test it out, did you try changing the depth variable in the

Duplicate MC line from 1 to x or -(x)?  I also didn't have the path to the

dot mc as "/dot" as you needed.  Those changes should hopefully solve your

problem.  Give this code a try:


Set Variable: "x" = "1"

Set Variable: "maxDots" = "10"

Loop While (x < maxDots)

      Duplicate Movie Clip ("/dot"&x, "dot"&(x+1), x)

      Set Property ("/dot"&(x+1), Y Position) = getProperty("/dot"&x,_y) + 20

      Set Variable: "x" = x+1

End Loop


That worked fine when I tried it out.


Nathan Dicken

Fusionary Media




>Nathan,

>Thanks for the input. The x+2 that I sent at first was a typo. I meant x+1.

>I put in what you sent me and I get the same results. First off, with the 2

>variables (x and maxdots) shouldn't the value be expressions and not string

>literals? The way I am viewing what is happening is that I have a text box

>that shows me the value of x. What I get is the screen loads with 2 dots and

>the box says that x equals 10.

>

>Any ideas?

>

>SJ

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>Scott,

>

>Your new duplicated dots are being placed in the same location each time,

>not 20px over from each new dot.  Also, being that x = 2 to start out with

>and your incrementing it by two each time through the loop, you're only

>going to get four dots.   You could change it to be something like this...

>

>Set Variable: "x" = "1"

>Set Variable: "maxDots" = "10"

>Loop While (x < maxDots)

>      Duplicate Movie Clip ("dot"&x, "dot"&(x+1), 1)

>      Set Property ("dot"&(x+1), Y Position) = getProperty("dot"&x,_y) + 20

>      Set Variable: "x" = x+1

>End Loop

>

>Hope that helps...

>

>Nathan Dicken

>Fusionary Media

>

>

>

>>What is wrong with this loop? I am trying to take a MC(in this case a dot)

>>and make 9 copies spaced 20px apart. Something is up with the loop. It

>makes

>>one copy and moves it then x jumps to 10 and the loop stops running. What

>>have I done wrong?

>>

>>

>>Here is my code:

>>Set Variable: "x" = 2

>>Set Variable: "ypos" = GetProperty ("/dot1",_y)

>>Loop While (x < 10)

>>      Duplicate Movie Clip ("/dot1", "dot"&x, 1)

>>      Set Property ("dot"&x, Y Position) = ypos + 20

>>      Set Variable: "x" = x + 2

>>End Loop

>>

>>

>>

>>

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