I think I may need some assistance

[minger]

Hello,
I am making a movie that has a ball that randomly moves about the screen. I want it so that when you click it five times, it goes to frame 3. That's it. For some reason, it's not working. Maybe I have all the right script in all the wrong places. Here is my script.

Main Timeline:
Frame 1: num=0
Frame 2: stop()
Frame 3: stop()

Ball Instance in Main Timeline:
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (hit=1) {
num+=1
}
if (num=5) {
gotoandPlay(3);
}
}

Ball Timeline:
Frame 1: _x=250; _y=250;
Frame 2:
random1 = 2*Math.random()-1
random2 = 2*Math.random()-1
xvel = random1*10
yvel = random2*10
_x+=xvel
_y+=yvel
if (_x>=500) {
_x+=-50
}
if (_x<=0) {
_x+=50
}
if (_y>=500) {
_y+=-50
}
if (_y<=0) {
_y+=50
}
Frame 3:gotoandPlay(2);

Invisible Button Instance on ball:
on (release) {
hit = 1
}
The ball moves around exactly how I want it. But, no matter how many times I click the ball, nothing happens. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. In theory, it seems like it shoudl work, but...nothing.
I would really really appreciate any help.

[benlowry]

hi

i'm not sure if this will work, but in the as for your ball instance on main timeline..

why not enclose the whole lot in a:

while (num<5){
do that other stuff;
}

Ben

[minger]

yup, it worked, thanks a lot

[bit-101]

minger, the main problem were your if statements.
you were saying if(hit=1) etc.

= is the assignment operater. you were making hit equal to 1.

you want to say if(hit==1) which is the equality test operator

a common mistake. (not that _I_ have ever made it! )