Random numbers

[Boots]

Hi, I'm trying to make a dynamic text box display a string of 4 or 5 numbers that rapidly change at random. I'm beginning to think that a text box may not be the way to accomplish this, but I'm at a loss. I've referenced my books, and the FLA's here on Flashkit, but just can't seem to find quite what I'm looking for. Any ideas? Thanks a lot for the help.

[stork1515]

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
_root.text = random(9)+random(9)+random(9)+random(9);
}

-you can put this code in an empty mc on the main timeline with your text box.

-dan

[ArcticX]

What you need to do is use something very similar to what stork wrote, but instead:

_root.text = random(10).toString() + random(10).toString() + random(10).toString() + random(10).toString() + random(10).toString()

Otherwise, it will just add up all the numbers and will generate a number between 0 and 8, not 0 and 9

[stork1515]

sorry,

actually doing it that way will add the numbers. You will have to make five different text boxes and then you could do it like this:

-declare this function

function randomize(number){
_root.text[number] = random(9);
}



onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
randomize(1);
randomize(2);
etc. for how ever many text boxes you have
}

dan

[stork1515]

you read my mind arctic!

[ArcticX]

Yeah, I do that sometimes (bad telepathy! bad!!)

[Boots]

Hey that's great. Thanks to both of you.