I'm not getting my global variables to work properly...

[shwa]

Thanks in advance for any assistance...
I'm making a simple file with 5 check boxes. At the beginning of my movie, I declare 5 global variables like so:

set (houseclip , 1);
set (vacationclip, 1);
set (charityclip, 1);
set (carclip, 1);
set (quitclip, 1);

I'm testing with "quitclip". In my third scene, I have a twice nested movie clip with a button that holds this script.

on (press) {
set (_root.quitclip, 0);
}

Finally, I have a "go" button that holds this script.

on (release) {
if (_root.quitclip = 0) {
tellTarget ("_root&quot {
gotoAndPlay ("Scene 3", "start3"
}
}
if (_root.quitclip = 1) {
tellTarget ("_root&quot {
gotoAndPlay ("Scene 4", "start4"
}
}
}

This set of scripts always ends up sending me to scene 4, even after i've pressed the button which should send the user to scene 3. Anybody know why???

 

[oldnewbie]

Shwa...
A lot of Flash 4 syntax in your scripts! Are you using Flash 4?
If not, what's this set (quitclip, 1)?

To set global variables in Flash 5, no need to use "set", just use:

_root.houseclip = 1;
_root.vacationclip = 1;
_root.charityclip = 1;
_root.carclip = 1;
_root.quitclip = 1;

Or...

_root.houseclip = true;
_root.vacationclip = true;
_root.charityclip = true;
_root.carclip = true;
_root.quitclip = true;

(true being equal to 1, and false equal to 0)

Your button's script would then be:

on (press) {
_root.quitclip = 0;
// Or...
_root.quitclip = false;
}

The tellTarget action is also deprecated in Flash 5, you can simply use the dot syntax in the following manner:

on (release) {
if (_root.quitclip == 0) {
_root.gotoAndPlay("start3"
}
if (_root.quitclip == 1) {
_root.gotoAndPlay("start4"
}
}

Note you could further simplify the above with an else statement:

on (release) {
if (_root.quitclip == 0) {
_root.gotoAndPlay("start3"
}
else {
_root.gotoAndPlay("start4"
}
}

Please also note that, in an if statement, you must use double equal signs as ==. Also note that from within a movie clip or a loaded movie on another level, the main timeline is seen as one big scene even if it holds several. It is thus useless to target a scene name, and you should only target a labeled frame. If the first frame of your Scene 3 is labeled start3, then using _root.gotoAndPlay("start3" will work just fine.

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