Re: FLASH: Mysterious variables, or : "If at first you don't succeed..."

[John Croteau]

Hi Anik,


> Well, I'll try again.

> Maybe my yesterday's call for help was a bit confuse (but then again, it

> could just have been totally uninteresting... Hmm, I won't consider this

> second option) ;)

First don't expect instant answers.

Second, please respond to your own email and keep things in the same

thread.

There is only so much time and it takes time to get even some of the

many questions posted here answered. And you are right it is not all

that interesting to me (I already know how to do it), but I want to help

when I have time and can.


> So, I have a variable embedded in a movie clip, and I want to address

> this variable with a command in which the movie clip's name will be a

> variable.

> -> I can *set* this variable with the following line :

> Set Variable: "/"&MyVariable&":Value" = "Hello, world !"

> -> *but* I can't find a way to get back the value of this variable

I think this is what you want:


Set Variable: "Return" = Eval ("/" & MyVariable & ":Value")


Use Eval to get the value of a string equation like above.

Eval first concatenates the string to a variable name which is then

evaluated because equation (=) is set.


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