repositioning objects from array variable data

[IGTbob]

I'm doing a "for" loop through an array and would like the objects identified in the array values to be re-positioned and change color.

I got the color change figured out, but am having trouble with the re-positioning.

I am using this method

var = "_root."+strObject;
var._x -= 5;
var = "_root."+strObject;
var._y -= 5;

With each loop through the array the value of "strObject" changes

"strObject" identifies different MovieClips placed on the main stage labeled with Instance Names that match the strObject value.

I can't figure out why it is not working. Is there something else I might use, like a "setPosition" method?

Thanks for any help...
-Robert

 

[billwatson]

var is a reserved word so dont use that

however

_root[strobject]._x -=5;

might be closer to what you want

 

[IGTbob]

Beautiful!

Thanks.

 

[IGTbob]

Is there a reason that same logic (above) wouldn't work on a text field?

sText = "Show this!"
vTextBox = "TextBox"
_root[vTextBox].text = sText

Where vTextBox is the instance name of a dynamic text field and sText is the string I want to display.

This works:
_root.TextBox.text = "Show this!"
but the above doesn't...

Any help is much appreciated - thanks.
-Robert

 

[billwatson]

the above code does work. i just tested it to make sure.

put a dynamic text box on stage with instance name textbox and then run your code.

 

[IGTbob]

OK
I was actually tring to go to a MC several levels in...

i.e.
sText = "Show this!"
sLevel1 = "NextMC"
vTextBox = "TextBox"
vTextBoxPath = "Movie."+strLevel1+"."+vTextBox
_root[vTextBoxPath].text = sText

thinking it would translate to this:
_root.Movie.NextMC.TextBox.text = "Show this!"

and it wasn't working

so I tried this:

sText = "Show this!"
vTextBox = TextBox"
vPath = "Movie"
_root[vPath][strLevel1][vTextBox].text = sText

and it works...

Thanks for convincing me it would work...

-R