Load movie

1

Hello.

I have a little problem. I want to know how to make random URL:s in Flash. Or load an movie randomly.

thanks
/plankan

2

You have to use arrays!


yourarray = ["URL1", "URL2", "URL3", "ULR4"] //list all the URLs you want to choose from!

now if you want to go to a new url with a click on a button then use this code to choose a random one from them when a button is clicked!

 on(release) {
getURL(yourarray[Math.round(Math.random()*yourarray.length)]);
}

or if you want to load a new random movie then list the movies in an array like the URLs and use this piece of code to load a random one!

on(release) {
loadMovie(yourarray[Math.round(Math.random()*yourarray.length)], 0)
}

what this line : getURL(yourarray[Math.round(Math.random()*yourarray.length)]);
does is:
Math.random <-- picks a random number between 0 and the lentgh of the array (note that the members in the array are counted “0, 1, 2, 3, etc.” NOT “1, 2, 3, 4, etc”!)
Math.round <-- rounds the random number to a good number like “9” or “2” not “9.93985743”! :slight_smile:
now if you would like to pick for example the fourth member in the array then you should use the code like this:
getURL(yourarray[4]);
and to load movie you have to load it onto/into (whatever) a movieclip like
_root.mymc.loadMovie
then the movieclip “mymc” will be replaced with the contents of the loaded movie!

Cheers!:wink:

3

Thanks for the help. It worked.
Now i wounder if i can make it so it both load an movie an make a “goto” in the same press? Is that impossible?

Thanks
/plankan

4

Then you would have to use 2 arrays, one for loadmovie and one for getURL! For example array1, array2 or sth!
just make 2 arrays with different names (current name “yourarray”)
and use both actions, getURL and loadMovie, for the button like this:

on(release) {
getURL(blablabla);
_root.something(blablabla);
}

:wink: