# F5 actionscript help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-actionscript-help/57621>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 14, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-actionscript-help/57621 "2004-07-14T19:11:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![JcDenton93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@JcDenton93](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JcDenton93)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-actionscript-help/57621/1 "2004-07-14T19:11:27Z")

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Dear reader,  
I have been trying to make an RPG game:mario: for quite some time, what is the code so that the money dosen’t go under zero???Please help.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-actionscript-help/57621/2 "2004-07-14T19:45:43Z")

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```auto
function deduct() {
if (money > 0) {
money--;
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}

```

Made it a function just in case any animation for the deduction (like a counter going down) is required. Returns true or false determining whether or not the deduction was successful.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-actionscript-help/57621/3 "2004-07-14T19:56:08Z")

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or

money = Math.max(money, 0);

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-actionscript-help/57621/4 "2004-07-14T20:05:44Z")

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:bad: oh yeah?

money = (money \> 0) ? money : 0;

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-actionscript-help/57621/5 "2004-07-14T20:07:09Z")

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thor wins :hangover:

:pleased:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-actionscript-help/57621/6 "2004-07-14T20:08:19Z")

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:love: