help required, pls

[mo_themaster]

i have given this action code to a button

on (release) {
_root.cb == 21;
gotoAndPlay("Scene 2", 100);
}

i want it to go to frame hundred, which it does, and assign the variable cb the value of 22. i dont know if it does this or not cos i dunno how to check that.

later on on frame hundred i have this action code:

if(_root.cb==21){
_root.gotoAndStop("Scene 3", 1)
}else if(_root.cb==22){
_root.gotoAndStop("Scene 4", 1)
}

i have more buttons like the one shown above, and each gives the variable cb a different value. i want frame hundred to make the movie jump to the correct scene and frame according to what value the variable cb has.

also as i am new to actionscript, i dunno if i have to declare the variable cb with the var fucntion. if so where do i do it. i am not sure why i put in the _root bit before the name cb, i jus did this becos someone told me to do so....

[oldnewbie]

Set your "cb" variable on the first frame of your movie, using _root or _level0 likewise...

_level0.cb = 0;

From here on you will allways refer to your variable as "_level0.cb" and not "cb" alone. If you want to set a value to it (from anywhere), just use 1 "=" as...

_level0.cb = 21;

In an if statement you would use 2 "==".

So your button's script should look like this...

code:

---

on (release) {

_level0.cb == 21;

//gotoAndPlay("Scene 2", 100);

_root.gotoAndStop("frame100");

}

---

Notice that in the above I changed your gotoAndPlay to a gotoAndStop and that I'm targeting a frame label "frame100" rather than a scene name & a frame number. I have, of course, labeled frame 100 of scene 2 with the label "frame100", without the doubles quotes when labeling the frame itself.

Check my last post in this thread, to understand why I'm doing that...
http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...hreadid=508210

Now on frame 100 of scene 2, your script should somewhat look like this...

code:

---

stop();

if(_level0.cb == 21){

//_root.gotoAndStop("Scene 3", 1)

//Again use a frame label...

_root.gotoAndStop("sc3fr1");

}else if(_level0.cb == 22){

//_root.gotoAndStop("Scene 4", 1)

//Again use a frame label...

_root.gotoAndStop("sc4fr1");

}

---

Of course the first frames of scene 3 & 4 would have to been labeled sc3fr1 & sc4fr1 - Without doubles quotes when labeling the frames themselves.

Hope this somewhat clears it up.

[mo_themaster]

thanks the code works
except i had to remove the stop bit u put in and chnage the gotoandstop to gotoandplay

[oldnewbie]

Not much excitement is there?

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