Burning out on this..

hey, I'm a relative newbie to AS and have hit a snag with a project I'm working on. Its killing me. I'm using AS2 in F8. Basically, I built several fairly large image galleries using Arrays and using back/next buttons to rifle through the pics.

Everything works fine, except that I now need the "slide description" and (1 of _ pics) displayed for each pic.

Below is one of arrays. Sensory is the theme, thus the name of the array. Ideally, when the [1] slot is selected in the array:
the picture 02.Luminare.jpg would be shown in the gallery_mc
it would say 'Luminare' underneath with (2 of 23) next to it. and so on.

Im guessing that I possibly use dynamic text boxes to call a Multidimensional array?? Im having a lot of trouble finding a way to start this...if Im right? Any ideas or guidance to start..? or even a wellknown tutorial? :yikes:





var sensoryArray:Array = new Array();
sensoryArray[0] = "pics/01.sensory/01.hold_your_dreams_crusht.jpg";
sensoryArray[1] = "pics/01.sensory/02.luminare.jpg";
sensoryArray[2] = "pics/01.sensory/03.adam_sandler.jpg";
sensoryArray[3] = "pics/01.sensory/04.sublimation.jpg";
sensoryArray[4] = "pics/01.sensory/05.swimming_in_sky.jpg";
sensoryArray[5] = "pics/01.sensory/06.projectionist.jpg";
sensoryArray[6] = "pics/01.sensory/07.excrutiating_minutae.jpg";
sensoryArray[7] = "pics/01.sensory/08.chair.jpg";
sensoryArray[8] = "pics/01.sensory/09.hangers_in_closet.jpg";
sensoryArray[9] = "pics/01.sensory/10.acid.jpg";
sensoryArray[10] = "pics/01.sensory/11.awesome_cloud.jpg";
sensoryArray[11] = "pics/01.sensory/12.light002.jpg";
sensoryArray[12] = "pics/01.sensory/13.light04.jpg";
sensoryArray[13] = "pics/01.sensory/14.bird_w_sun.jpg";
sensoryArray[14] = "pics/01.sensory/15.conflagrant_happenstance.jpg";
sensoryArray[15] = "pics/01.sensory/16.metal_oxygen.jpg";
sensoryArray[16] = "pics/01.sensory/17.sky_tastes_candy.jpg";
sensoryArray[17] = "pics/01.sensory/18.stadium_full_of_screaming_fans.jpg";
sensoryArray[18] = "pics/01.sensory/19.the_chaotic_city_streets.jpg";
sensoryArray[19] = "pics/01.sensory/20.tree.jpg";
sensoryArray[20] = "pics/01.sensory/21.typical_sunwashd_self_conf.jpg";
sensoryArray[21] = "pics/01.sensory/22.untitled_03.jpg";
sensoryArray[22] = "pics/01.sensory/23.untitled_04.jpg";


var arrayNum:Number = 0;
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum]);
//trace(memoryArray.length - 1);


next_btn.onRelease = function(){
nextImage();
}

back_btn.onRelease = function(){
backImage();
}

function nextImage(){
if(arrayNum != sensoryArray.length - 1){
arrayNum++;
//arrayNum = arrayNum + 1;
//trace("arrayNum = " + arrayNum);
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum]);
}else {
arrayNum = 0;
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum]);
}
}

function backImage(){
if(arrayNum != 0){
arrayNum--;
//trace("arrayNum = " + arrayNum);
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum]);
}else {
arrayNum = sensoryArray.length - 1;
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum]);
}


}

Create a dynamic text box, name the instance of it page_txt (or something), be sure you select Render as HTML. In your nextImage and backImage functions add something like:

Code:

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page_txt.htmlText = arrayNum+" of "+sensoryArray.length+" pics";

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You may need a this._parent. before the page_txt, but I don't think so since you're calling a function.

Hope that helps!!

I understand that I should give my dynamic text boxes instance names....
Im using title_txt (for the title of the pic) and number_txt (for the number in the array that is selected ie: 2 of 23).

does this look right ..Im still scratching my head a little.?

Quote:

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var sensoryArray:Array = new Array();
for (var i:Number = 0; i<23; i++) {
sensoryArray[i] = new Array();
}
sensoryArray[0] = ["hold your dreams crushed", "pics/01.sensory/01.hold_your_dreams_crusht.jpg" "1 of 23"];
sensoryArray[1] = ["luminare", "pics/01.sensory/02.luminare.jpg", "2 of 23"];
sensoryArray[2] = ["adam sandler", "pics/01.sensory/03.adam_sandler.jpg", "3 of 23"];

var arrayNum:Number = 0;
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum][1]);
//trace(memoryArray.length - 1);
next_btn.onRelease = function() {
nextImage();
};
back_btn.onRelease = function() {
backImage();
};

function nextImage() {
if (arrayNum != sensoryArray.length-1) {
arrayNum++;
//arrayNum = arrayNum + 1;
//trace("arrayNum = " + arrayNum);
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum][1]);
} else {
arrayNum = 0;
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum][1]);
}

title_text.text = sensoryArray[arrayNum][0];

}
function backImage() {
if (arrayNum != 0) {
arrayNum--;
//trace("arrayNum = " + arrayNum);
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum][1]);
} else {
arrayNum = sensoryArray.length-1;
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum][1]);
}

title_text.text = sensoryArray[arrayNum][0];

}

---

I understand that I should give my dynamic text boxes instance names....
Im using title_txt (for the title of the pic) and number_txt (for the number in the array that is selected ie: 2 of 23).

does this look right ..Im still scratching my head a little.?


Quote:
var sensoryArray:Array = new Array();
for (var i:Number = 0; i<23; i++) {
sensoryArray[i] = new Array();
}
sensoryArray[0] = ["hold your dreams crushed", "pics/01.sensory/01.hold_your_dreams_crusht.jpg" "1 of 23"];
sensoryArray[1] = ["luminare", "pics/01.sensory/02.luminare.jpg", "2 of 23"];
sensoryArray[2] = ["adam sandler", "pics/01.sensory/03.adam_sandler.jpg", "3 of 23"];

var arrayNum:Number = 0;
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum][1]);
//trace(memoryArray.length - 1);
next_btn.onRelease = function() {
nextImage();
};
back_btn.onRelease = function() {
backImage();
};

function nextImage() {
if (arrayNum != sensoryArray.length-1) {
arrayNum++;
//arrayNum = arrayNum + 1;
//trace("arrayNum = " + arrayNum);
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum][1]);
} else {
arrayNum = 0;
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum][1]);
}

title_text.htmlText = sensoryArray[arrayNum][0];

}
function backImage() {
if (arrayNum != 0) {
arrayNum--;
//trace("arrayNum = " + arrayNum);
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum][1]);
} else {
arrayNum = sensoryArray.length-1;
gallery_mc.loadMovie(sensoryArray[arrayNum][1]);
}

title_text.htmlText = sensoryArray[arrayNum][0];

}

That looks like it should work, just add:

number_txt.htmlText = sensoryArray[arrayNum][2];

after the title_txt line (check your names, you have title_text in your description and title_txt in your code). Also, be sure to add the , in your 'sensoryArray[0] = ' line

Hope that helps!!

was a away for bit, but was able to finally figure it out....
you the man, thanks!