How do you trace inside a movieclip?

Hi, so I created my movieclip and gave it this code:

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onClipEvent (load) {
        if (day < 15) {
                this.gotoAndStop(1);
        } else if (day >= 15) {
                this.gotoAndStop(2);
        }
}

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Inside the movieclip I have 2 frames. They both look completely different. In my game if day is less than 15, I want my movieclip to stay on frame 1, if day is greater than or equal to 15 I would like my movieclip to go to frame 2. The problem I'm having with my code is that my movieclip stays on frame 2 regardless of what day it is. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Hi,

You might find that

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onClipEvent (load) 


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only achieves the command on loading, so maybe look into using

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onClipEvent (enterframe) 


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you would trace inside a movieclip the same way you would out of one

Personally I wouldnt do it as an onClipEvent.
the var day Im guessing is on the main timeline

I would do:

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MC.onEnterFrame = function (){
        if (day < 15) {
                MC.gotoAndStop(1);
        } else if (day >= 15) {
                MC.gotoAndStop(2);
        }
}

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This way the statement is checked at the frame rate if you dont need it checked as frequently
Ie, the time of day only progresses from a proceeding function you can set it as its one function to only check when you add 1 to day.

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function dayCheck(){
        if (day < 15) {
                MC.gotoAndStop(1);
        } else if (day >= 15) {
                MC.gotoAndStop(2);
        }
}

//Then add the the function to the process
dayCheck();
//if doing this method you will need to place it at the top for your actions frame to check when the frame loads for the first time.

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Hope some of this helps you out ;)

Hi,

Expanding on the last comment, try this on your first frame on the timeline.

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stop();

function CheckDay()
{
    GetDay = new Date();
    TheDay = GetDay.getDate();
    if (TheDay < 15)
    {
        gotoAndStop(1);
    }
    else
    {
        gotoAndStop(2);
    }
    trace(TheDay);
}

CheckDay(); 


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then you can always add the

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CheckDay(); 


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at the completion of a game too. just in case somebody happens to be playing it around midnight!!!

to trace inside a movieclip use something like

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trace(myMovieClipName.MyObject._x); 


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for example

Looks good depends if he is referring to real day of the month or just from a var of his own.
One warning RaynbowzRule.
If you are basing off the real day in the month, the functions run off your system date and time, so a player could change there clock to change the time in the game.
Best of luck though ;)

I'm sorry, I do not understand the code. Could you maybe explain? I am not referring to real time, my game has a var called day that goes up to 30 days.

Hi,

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// function to check day var
function CheckDay()
{
    // if day var is less than 15, movie clip goto frame 1.
    if (day < 15)
    {
        MC.gotoAndStop(1);
    }
    // else if day var is greater or equal to 15, movie clip goto frame 2.
    else
    {
        MC.gotoAndStop(2);
    }
    // displays actual day var in output panel
    trace(day);
}
// call the check day var function
CheckDay();
// the above command can be placed anywhere, when a game is complete, before a game is started etc etc 


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