Actionscript help with slot machine style interface

[Guest_imported]

Can someone please suggest a way to proceed with the following flash file. I need to use actionacipt to recognise a match and jump to a different frame. If no match, do nothing.

http://home.iprimus.com.au/cadew/flash/first_test.swf

the source file can be downloaded and viewed from

http://home.iprimus.com.au/cadew/flash/first_test.fla

 

[wangbar]

Hi, I had a look at your .fla and here's a (partial) solution to your problem.

On each of the keyframes in your animations where the pictures change add a variable called "state" and set it to

"1" for the road worker
"2" for the golfer
"3" for the office worker

to see if there's a match you just have to compare the variables from each of the clips - if they're equal you have a picture match. You'll have to add instance names to each of the clips for this to work. I just used "top", "middle" and "bottom" like the movieclip names when I checked this. You reach the varible by going to the "root" level, then to the movieclip name and then to the variable: _root.movieClip.variable.

I attached the script to your "Try Again" button to test the script - I know this isn't exactly what you're after but it should be easy enough to move it to where you want it.

on (press) {
//check to see if all three sections are the same
if (_root.top.state == _root.middle.state && _root.top.state == _root.bottom.state) {
//if so go to "correct" frame
gotoAndStop ("match"
} else {
//otherwise try again
gotoAndPlay("start"
}
}

 

[Guest_imported]

Cheers -
I will try your solution later today.
If you kept the .fla file you tried the code on , could u email it to me @ cadeus@start.com.au ??
Much appreciated.

 

[wangbar]

Sorry, threw the code out. Must learn to stop doing that

If you have problems making it work get back to me and I'll re-do it and send it to you.

 

[Guest_imported]

thanks wangbar - got it working fine.