Who doesn't my code work anymore?

[designforce]

This code works or should I say worked fine. When exporting it as flash 8 swf or projector it no longer works:

function check_answers(){
one = m1v + m2v + m3v + m4v + m5v + m6v + m7v + m8v + m9v + m10v + m11v;
two = ru1v + ru2v + ru3v + ru4v + m2v + ru5v;

if ((one == "maintenance") && (two =="runway")) {
gotoAndStop("win");
} else {
gotoAndStop("lose");
}
}

When I check it, it comes up with no errors. Everything else works fine, but when I go to check....well, no matter what I always lose, even though everything is correct.

Am I missing something? Or does this not actually work in Flash 8?

Thanks in advance,

Frustrated already...........

[georgecalgary]

Not the right way.
Suggest:
a. Restrict your variables with 2.0 syntax style, such as: var one:String
b. Use debug & trace.

[tonypa]

if ((one = "maintenance") && (two = "runway"))

Thats not correct way to check for equality. You are assigning values with "=" so it always returns true and you never get to lose frame. The code in your first post works, but you need to make sure all the variables are actually strings. Check the values of all those m1v... m11v...ru1v. Also use trace before if statement to make sure one and two are correct:

...
two = ru1v + ru2v + ru3v + ru4v + m2v + ru5v;
trace(one);
trace(two);
if ((one == "maintenance") && (two =="runway")) {
...

[designforce]

I changed code as suggested and have attached my Flash8 file:

function check_answers(){
one = m1v + m2v + m3v + m4v + m5v + m6v + m7v + m8v + m9v + m10v + m11v;
trace(one);
two = ru1v + ru2v + ru3v + ru4v + m2v + ru5v;
trace(two);
if ((one == "maintenance") && (two == "runway")) {
gotoAndStop("win");
} else {
gotoAndStop("lose");
}
}

Tried it with var, trace for each and still no go. now I always end up at "lose" regardless. Trued exporting as AS1, AS2, no difference. Publish as Flash 6 and 7 and it works.

I appreciate your guidance, but still no go in flash 8. File attached

Any other ideas?

TIA
Time for some coffee.........

[designforce]

I used the trace method and this is what it revealed: In flash 6 and 7 it returns the words - maintenance and runway, however using flash 8 it returns: <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="14" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">m</FONT></P></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="14" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">a</FONT></P></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="14" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">i</FONT></P></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="14" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">n</FONT></P></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="14" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">t</FONT></P> and more but I cut it off.

What is going on. The input text fields are not set to HTML, so this is rather puzzling and frustrating.

Any guidance?

[tonypa]

In Flash8 you should not use text field variables, instead you should use text field instance names. This will work (I used toString() to convert undefined values to empty strings):

two = ru1.text.toString ()+ ru2.text.toString () + ru3.text.toString () + ru4.text.toString () + m2.text.toString () + ru5.text.toString ();
if ((two == "runway")) {
gotoAndStop ("win");
} else {
gotoAndStop ("lose");
}

[designforce]

Tonypa - Thanks so much. I was going crazy.

I always thought using textfield variables was the way to go, but hey, you have shown me the light.

Thanks again, I hope that someday I can return the favor.

Cheers!

[tonypa]

The Flash8 help says you should only use variables on dynamic text field if you publish to Flash6 or earlier.

Glad it helped

[Ray Beez]

Well this sure complicates things...

**post deleted**

[tonypa]

But Ray, textfieldname.text IS a variable too, you can use that exactly same way you used variable attached to text field in earlier versions:

myotherVar=textfieldname.text;

[Ray Beez]

Yeah sorry, my code had OTHER problems beyond textfield variables.