# Basic code problem - (for loop)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-code-problem-for-loop/117648>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 29, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-code-problem-for-loop/117648 "2004-07-29T03:22:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lacuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lacuna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lacuna)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-code-problem-for-loop/117648/1 "2004-07-29T03:22:35Z")

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I know its a simple problem, but i cant figure it out

```php

for (i=1; i<6; i++) {
	sItem = ("s"+i);
	sItem._x = Math.random((bR._x), (tL._x))*(bR._x);
}

```

where my mc’s are s1…s5

~ Lacuna aka Seretha :love:

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**Author:** ![paradox244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f1d935/32.png) [@paradox244](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paradox244)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-code-problem-for-loop/117648/2 "2004-07-29T03:25:41Z")

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for (i=1; i\<6; i++) {  
sItem = (“s”+i);  
this[sItem].\_x = Math.random((bR.\_x), (tL.\_x))\*(bR.\_x);  
}  
_note the brackets  
you need them so flash thinks it’s a variable instead of an actual name "sItem"  
in fact save a line and put  
for (i=1; i\<6; i++) {  
this[“s”+i].\_x = Math.random((bR.\_x), (tL.\_x))_(bR.\_x);  
}

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**Author:** ![Lacuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lacuna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lacuna)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-code-problem-for-loop/117648/3 "2004-07-29T03:27:16Z")

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supurb. 😃

😊 thanks.

:love: