Need help with If Else Statement

[feeco]

Hi, I need some help finishing up my flash project. I have been trying for the last 2 days to write and if else statement that will do the following:

- if they click on the _root.m<>1 it will go to adobe.com if they click on _root.m<>2 they will go to yahoo.com.

-I have 6 _root.m 's

on (release) {
	if (_root.m<>1) {
getURL("http://www.adobe.com","_self");
	}
	else if (_root.m<>2) {
		getURL("http://www.google.com","_self");
}
}

When I test it the url and it opens 2 windows no matter what one is clicked!?!
Can you please help.

[samac1068]

What are the _root.m? If it is a variable, then you want to check it against the integer. In that case, try something like this.

on(release)
{
    if(_root.m == 1)
    {
        getURL("http://www.adobe.com", "_self");
    }
    else if(_root.m == 2)
    {
        getURL("http://www.google.com", "_self");
    }
} 

[feeco]

Hi Samac,

I tried your code and it only works if I change the == to <> ex. _root.m<>1. I'm not sure if it is a variable or not. But it only goes to the adobe website when any of the buttons are clicked, the second one doesnt work. Would you mind taking a look at my code? I am working mainly with the Button1 MC and the pictures_mc. My file is a little to big to attach so I put it out on our server here.. You can find the code I am working on if you click on the Button1 MC and it has the following:

on (rollOver) {
	_root.cont.cont["b"+p].gotoAndPlay("s1");
	if (_root.m<>1) {
		_root.b = p;
	}
	if (_root.mov<>1 and _root.m<>1) {
		_parent.names.gotoAndPlay("s1");
	}
}
on (releaseOutside, rollOut) {
	_root.cont.cont["b"+p].gotoAndPlay("s2");
	if (_root.m<>1) {
		_root.b = 7;
		//_parent.names.gotoAndPlay("s1");
	}
}
on(release)
{
    if(_root.m<>1)
    {
        getURL("http://www.adobe.com", "_self");
    }
    else if(_root.m<>2)
    {
        getURL("http://www.google.com", "_self");
    }
}

Thank you.

[samac1068]

I am confused as to what _root.m is.

[feeco]

the original code i replaced was and it had the _root.m in it so I just continued to use it. I tried replacing it with "p" because it is in the Buttons1 MC also and it worked. (

stop();
//p=3
area.gotoAndStop(p);
pic.gotoAndStop(p);
pic2.gotoAndStop(p);

)

on (release) {
	if (_root.m<>1) {
		//_root["b"+_root.b].gotoAndPlay("s2");
		//_root.cont.gotoAndPlay("s1");
		_root.b = p;
		_root.cont.cont.gotoAndPlay("diss");
		_root.scroller.gotoAndStop("s0");
	}
}

[samac1068]

Fro what you are describing, it sounds more like a variable on the main timeline. Do you know how m is being updated. Instead of using <> you can use !=.

[feeco]

ok, i want to put this statement in my buttons1 mc, but I want to call a different frame from a different movie clip to ex. instead of using if(_root.m<>1) can i use frame 3 from movie clip PicturesMC. So when a user clicks on the image from PicturesMC frame 3 they go to a url, and when they click on frame 2 they go to a different URL. How would I reference it instead of using: if(_root.m<>1) ? Can you walk me through this?

[samac1068]

Make a global variable, and for each frame change it to the URL you want. When the user clicks, the URL path is already set.

[feeco]

Could I just use an instance name (MYInstanceName) I gave to that clip and then reference the frame (1,2,3,4,5,6) inside it? Im not 100% sure on how to make a global variable. I am thinking the code would look something like this with my instance name, is this correct?

on(release)
{
    if (MYInstanceName = 1)
    {
        getURL("http://www.adobe.com", "_self");
    }
    else if (MYInstanceName = 2)
    {
        getURL("http://www.google.com", "_self");
    }
	else if (MYInstanceName = 3)
    {
        getURL("http://www.yahoo.com", "_self");
    }
	else if (MYInstanceName = 4)
    {
        getURL("http://www.ask.com", "_self");
    }
	else if (MYInstanceName = 5)
    {
        getURL("http://www.amazon.com", "_self");
    }
	else if (MYInstanceName = 6)
    {
        getURL("http://www.feeco.com", "_self");
    }
}

[samac1068]

That looks good, except when comparing you need to use == (double equal signs) using a single will assign the information on the right to the object on the left. You can also use a switch statement. It would look like this

on(release)
{
    switch(MYInstanceName)
    {
        case 1:
            getURL("http://www.adobe.com", "_self");
            break;
        case 2:
            getURL("http://www.google.com", "_self");
            break;
        case 3:
            getURL("http://www.yahoo.com", "_self");
            break;
        case 4:
            getURL("http://www.ask.com", "_self");
            break;
        case 5:
            getURL("http://www.amazon.com", "_self");
            break;
        case 6:
            getURL("http://www.feeco.com", "_self");
            break;
    }
} 

[feeco]

ok, here is what i did. for some reason it is not working:

on(release)
{
    if (pictures_mc == 1)
    {
        getURL("http://www.adobe.com", "_self");
    }
    else if (pictures_mc == 2)
    {
        getURL("http://www.google.com", "_self");
    }
	else if (pictures_mc == 3)
    {
        getURL("http://www.yahoo.com", "_self");
    }
	else if (pictures_mc == 4)
    {
        getURL("http://www.ask.com", "_self");
    }
	else if (pictures_mc == 5)
    {
        getURL("http://www.amazon.com", "_self");
    }
	else if (pictures_mc == 6)
    {
        getURL("http://www.feeco.com", "_self");
    }
}

[samac1068]

Because you want to evaluate if the picture_mc is at a specific frame, so it would look like this:

 ...
  if (pictures_mc._currentframe == 1)
    {
        getURL("http://www.adobe.com", "_self");
    }
    else if (pictures_mc._currentframe == 2)
    {
        getURL("http://www.google.com", "_self");
    }
    ... 

[feeco]

thank you for your help. I just cant get it to work. I have all of the correct code, but it just won't open the pages. I tried putting in an = and the <> and it will only open the pages then but it is only for the first link.

[samac1068]

Can you post your file?

[feeco]

It was a little bit to big to post but I put it on our server here to download.

[samac1068]

Well you can do the following: Within the PAGES mov >> PAGE-SLASH movieclip, I added the following code for each button.

b1.onRelease = function()
{
    trace("Button was pressed.");
}

b2.onRelease = function()
{
    trace("");
}

b3.onRelease = function()
{
    trace("");
}

b4.onRelease = function()
{
    trace("");
}

b5.onRelease = function()
{
    trace("");
}

b6.onRelease = function()
{
    trace("");
}