Re: FLASH: Controlling random event

[Nathan Dicken]

Hi Danelle,


Here's a technique that you could use...  Put this script on a button and

duplicate the button in four frames, moving the button to different places

for each frame.  Also put a Stop action on each frame.


On (Roll Out)

      Set Variable: "framelist" = ""

      Set Variable: "n" = "1"

      Loop While (n <= 4)

            If (n <> _currentFrame)

                  Set Variable: "framelist" = framelist & n

            End If

            Set Variable: "n" = n+1

      End Loop

      Trace ("current frame: "&_currentFrame&" / others: "&framelist)

      Set Variable: "rIndex" = random(length(framelist))+1

      Set Variable: "rFrame" = int(subString(framelist,rIndex,1))

      Go to and Stop (rFrame)

End On


Overall, the technique is to create a small list of available frames (other

than the current one) and choose a random from those.  Try it out if you

have a chance and let me know if any of this is confusing...


Nathan Dicken

Fusionary Media



>Hello,

>

>I'm only just starting with programming and have a written a little script

>that almost does what I want it to do.

>

>I've created 4 buttons in 4 frames which, on roll out, make the playhead

>jump at random to one of the 4 frames in the movie clip. I want a different

>frame to play then the one from which the action was triggered, otherwise

>nothing seems to happen. This is the script I use:

>

>On (Roll Out, Drag Out)

>   Set Variable: "frameno" = GetProperty ("", _currentframe )

>   Go to and Stop ("1" & Random(4) + 1)

>   If (GetProperty ("",_currentframe) eq frameno)

>      Go to and Stop ("1" & Random(4) + 1)

>   Else

>      Stop

>   End If

>End On

>

>This isn't quite working, somtimes it still plays the same frame. I think I

>need to work with a loop but I don't know how that works.

>

>Can anyone help?

>Thanks in advance, regards, Danielle.

>

>

>

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