Remember my variable..?

[sirus001]

Hey

Simple problem:

STEP 1
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I have the following code in a mc (location= _root.mc1)

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var = i;
i = 0;
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STEP 2
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If the user presses the right button, i becomes 1. (at the end, everything should be like a lock to enter the page).

STEP 3
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So once the user pressed the right button, and i becomes 1, he can access the page.

In another MC, (that is in a different location) lets say (location = _root.mc2) i want to call that variable "i" again. But Flash doens't remember that "i" now is 1, because it's in a different MC on a different level that "i" became "1".

In the last MC i have something like this to.
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if (i=1) {
_root.mc3.gotoAndPlay("access")
};


did i make myself clear? why flash doesn't remember my variable in another MC..? How can I solve this problem?

Any help is apreciated. Thanks you.

[mjorge]

Try to make your i var = _global maybe...

At your _root.mc1 use: _global.i =0;

[Rohm]

If I get you right

you should write

_root.mc1.i to get the variable from ie mc2

so...
if (_root.mc1.i == 1) {
_root.mc3.gotoAndPlay("access")
};

[swak]

it's because if you don't add a target path then it just assumes that it's this.i If you want to target the older i you need to create an absolute path of
if(_root.mc1.i ==1){ _root.mc3.gotoAndPlay("access")
}
or you could try a relative path of if(this._parent.mc1.i == 1){
to get the path right you can just go to the cross hair button while in the actions window.

[swak]

one other quick note: if you do if(i = 1) this will make i = 1. using one = changes the value. using two == checks the value. Getting this wrong would also cause problems of changing it instead of checking it.

[sirus001]

u guys are great.. many thanks for the quick response.
sirus