Constructing variables in Actionscript 1

[schnaps]

I am trying to have a page read from a long and varied list of parameters and deliver the result to a dynamic field onscreen. Arrays are out for different reasons. Is there a way of doing it ? I was looping, having bob go from one to ten and then using

if(dr+"bob"+state==="OFFLINE&quot{do this);

but Flash refused to play. I then went to

drstate = dr+"bob"+state;
if(drstate==="OFFLINE&quot{do this);
And Flash told me that drstate equalled dr1state, rather than the contents of the variable I had (not) called.

Can Flash do this ? Am I just too dense ?

Any help appreciated.

 

[oldnewbie]

I'm obviously missing something here...
What's OFFLINE, and how can
drstate = dr+"bob"+state;
ever equal OFFLINE?

Regards,

 

[wangbar]

You have to evaluate the variable before you can use them in this way, at the moment you're just creating a string.

drstate=eval('dr'+bob+'state')

 

[schnaps]

Thanks
thats it sorted