# Adding randomly loaded variables together and more **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 2, 2004, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-randomly-loaded-variables-together-and-more/100754 "2004-02-02T02:59:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![oldgreymare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@oldgreymare](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oldgreymare)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-randomly-loaded-variables-together-and-more/100754/1 "2004-02-02T02:59:11Z")
Hello I’m struggling with a project. I’ll try and describe it. 10 mc are loaded randomly with one of two ext.swf’s. Each time you click/drag on one, 1 of 6 questions are randomly loaded from an array into a text box on the main timeline. I need to count and add up how many of each of the 2 ext.swf’s have loaded and whether they have an x pos \< or \> 300. My first problem is: The question shows up in the text box when the mc is clicked/dragged but when I trace it, the question that shows in the output doesn’t match the one that’s loaded into the text box? The second problem is a big one. I need to be steered in the right direction as to keep track of what is where on stage. I only have a vague sense of how to go about it, and combining all the bits is too much. 1. I need to trace the question 2. I need to say if the question is ‘blah’ do this 3. The ‘do this’ is pretty complicated. I need to add up the #1 movies that have an x pos of \<300 and the #1 movies that have an x pos of \>300 and then do the same for the #0 movies. Then I need to compare a users input answer to the correct one!!! The question AS is in the external swf. [AS]stop(); // Questions Array question = new Array(); { question[0] = “How many hedgehogs are in the bed?”; question[1] = “How many hedgehogs have rolled out of the bed?”; question[2] = “How many hedgehogs with curly hair are in the bed?”; question[3] = “How many hedgehogs with straight hair are in the bed?”; question[4] = “How many hedgehogs with straight hair have rolled out of the bed?”; question[5] = “How many hedgehogs with curly hair have rolled out of the bed?”; } out\_btn.onPress = function() { \_parent.startDrag(); r = 0 hog.eyeball\_mc.gotoAndPlay(‘open’); gotoAndPlay(‘rotateStart’); } out\_btn.onRelease = out\_btn.onReleaseOutside = function() { \_parent.stopDrag(); hog.farBottomLeg\_mc.gotoAndPlay(‘wiggle’); hog.farTopLeg\_mc.gotoAndPlay(‘wiggle’); hog.nearBottomLeg\_mc.gotoAndPlay(‘wiggle’); hog.nearTopLeg\_mc.gotoAndPlay(‘wiggle’); \_global.whichQuestion = trace(question[Math.round(Math.random()\*4)]); } [/AS] I think it would be simpler if I removed the first two questions. The movie clip trace AS is on the maintimeline. I know I should have made them load from an array or something more effiecient than this mass of code but I knew I could make it work doing it the long way. [AS]stop(); //Create movie clip for 1 curly hh //there always needs to be at least one of each \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hedgehog1\_mc”,2); loadMovie(“1.swf”, “hedgehog1\_mc”); movNum1 = trace(1); hedgehog1\_mc.\_x = 35 ; hedgehog1\_mc.\_y = 240 ; //create movie clip for one straight hh \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hedgehog2\_mc”,3); movNum2 = trace(0); loadMovie(“0.swf”, “hedgehog2\_mc”); hedgehog2\_mc.\_x = 75 ; hedgehog2\_mc.\_y = 245 ; //create movie clip for the random 3rd, position //trace which mc loads and give it a name to keep track of it \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hedgehog3\_mc”,4); hh = Math.round(Math.random()\*1); movNum3 = trace(hh); loadMovie(hh+".swf", “hedgehog3\_mc”); hedgehog3\_mc.\_x = 115 ; hedgehog3\_mc.\_y = 240 ; //create movie clip for the random 4th, position \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hedgehog4\_mc”,5); hh = Math.round(Math.random()\*1); movNum4 = trace(hh); loadMovie(hh+".swf", “hedgehog4\_mc”); hedgehog4\_mc.\_x = 155 ; hedgehog4\_mc.\_y = 245 ; //create movie clip for the random 5th, position \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hedgehog5\_mc”,6); hh = Math.round(Math.random()\*1); movNum5 = trace(hh); loadMovie(hh+".swf", “hedgehog5\_mc”); hedgehog5\_mc.\_x = 195 ; hedgehog5\_mc.\_y = 240 ; //create movie clip for the random 6th, position \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hedgehog6\_mc”,7); hh = Math.round(Math.random()\*1); movNum6 = trace(hh); loadMovie(hh+".swf", “hedgehog6\_mc”); hedgehog6\_mc.\_x = 55 ; hedgehog6\_mc.\_y = 265 ; //create movie clip for the random 7th, position \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hedgehog7\_mc”,8); hh = Math.round(Math.random()\*1); movNum7 = trace(hh); loadMovie(hh+".swf", “hedgehog7\_mc”); hedgehog7\_mc.\_x = 95 ; hedgehog7\_mc.\_y = 255 ; //create movie clip for the random 8th, position \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hedgehog8\_mc”,9); hh = Math.round(Math.random()\*1); movNum8 = trace(hh); loadMovie(hh+".swf", “hedgehog8\_mc”); hedgehog8\_mc.\_x = 135 ; hedgehog8\_mc.\_y = 265 ; //create movie clip for the random 9th, position \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hedgehog9\_mc”,10); hh = Math.round(Math.random()\*1); movNum9 = trace(hh); loadMovie(hh+".swf", “hedgehog9\_mc”); hedgehog9\_mc.\_x = 175 ; hedgehog9\_mc.\_y = 255 ; //create movie clip for the random 10th, position \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hedgehog10\_mc”,11); hh = Math.round(Math.random()\*1); movNum10 = trace(hh); loadMovie(hh+".swf", “hedgehog10\_mc”); hedgehog10\_mc.\_x = 215 ; hedgehog10\_mc.\_y = 260 ; //bellpull button to check answers \_root.bellPull.checkAnswer\_btn.onRollOver = function(){ \_root.bellPull.gotoAndStop(‘over’); } \_root.bellPull.checkAnswer\_btn.onRollOut = function(){ \_root.bellPull.gotoAndStop(‘still’); } \_root.bellPull.checkAnswer\_btn.onRelease = function(){ \_root.bellPull.gotoAndPlay(‘dangle’); }[/AS] If someone could make some suggestions about where I should start it would be so incredible. This project is overwhelming me. I can post the FLA’s too. Thank you to any one who can take the time.