Code not working in Flash 8

[chrismawn76]

Hi

I used to have this very simple code below that used to loop my movie clip x times.

i++;

if (i == 3) {

return;

} else {

gotoAndPlay(3);

}

Since moving to V8 the code no longer works, if i downgrade the file to MX - it appears to work, but then will show the MC (as its video encoded using on2 VP6)

can someone please help me, im desperate to get this finished today as its part of a project thats going live tomorrow mornig..

thankss!!

[McUsher]

you need to initialize a variable first.

put:

var i:Number=0;
before using it for the first Time

[chrismawn76]

Thanks, that doesnt seem to work though :-(

Should it be on the first frame... and do i put just the one line.

ta
chris

[McUsher]

Hmm, as you don't post, of what kind your error is, i can just guess.

Of course that line should be before frame 3, as everytime your flash
will enter the frame that line is in, it would be set to 0 again...

[chrismawn76]

hi

sorry for not being clearer...

basically i have a movie clip that plays a video.

on frame 1 i have a preloader
on frame 2 i have a STOP - and a button to play the video (ie goto frame 3)
on frame 3 to 375 i have the video
on frame 376 i have a frame that has the following code:

i++;

if (i == 2) {

return;

} else {

gotoAndPlay(3);

}

Then on the last frame - 377 - i have a STOP and an end message.

When I play it, it just loops the video forever. But do not receive an error message.

I cant help think its related to it being studio 8. Im sure it worked fine before!

[McUsher]

grmbl.. as i said, you got to initialize the variable first...

Flash7 had no problems, if it found "++" on an undefined variable,
it would just guess "ok, the user want me to count this thing one up,
hmm, i dunno what i is.. well.. i guess it is zero... ". Flash8 is strict now,
it doesn't know your "i" and will do the following:
undefined++ = undefined + 1 = undefined
and that will never equal 2


Just put var i:Number = 0;
in your first Frame and there u go..