# Random text message **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 3, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940 "2002-08-03T16:06:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![captnfcko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@captnfcko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/captnfcko)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/1 "2002-08-03T16:06:07Z")
need help setting up a random message to be displayed with in the flash document. im trying to set up some sort of e-card that will display one of 100 or so random messages with in the flash document not a java pop up or anything like that. not sure how to go about it would be easier if i could somehow link it to an external document with 100s of messages but ill take any suggestions. thanks ---
**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:** [August 3, 2002, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/2 "2002-08-03T16:26:12Z")
If your messages aren’t too long, you can put them in an array and then output a random element of that array. pom :asian: ---
**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:** [August 3, 2002, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/3 "2002-08-03T17:44:30Z")
…or load from a text file using LoadVars(); ---
**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:** [August 4, 2002, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/4 "2002-08-04T21:05:56Z")
an example would be great…i am new to action scripting and am in the process of learning. thanks to those who replied. captnfcko ---
**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:** [August 5, 2002, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/5 "2002-08-05T04:43:21Z")
NM ---
**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:** [August 5, 2002, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/6 "2002-08-05T04:58:32Z")
This code should work try this. store\_sentences = new Array(); store\_sentences[0] = “Hello and Welcome”; store\_sentences[1] = “Hope you have a good day!”; store\_sentences[2]= “What is up with this weather?”; store\_sentences[3] = “Its sunny out!”; store\_length = store\_sentences.length process.text = store\_sentences[Math.floor(Math.random() \* 4)]; I attached a .fla to help just in case. Hope this helps Kyle 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 5, 2002, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/7 "2002-08-05T08:04:02Z")
im gonna try that its gonna suck cause it totaled up to 300+ individual messages so i got a lot of typing to do…ill put up a link when im done…(its only gonna have a few of the messages) captnfcko thanks iceman and others ---
**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:** [August 5, 2002, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/8 "2002-08-05T08:47:04Z")
Use loadVars, it will be less painful. pom :asian: ---
**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:** [August 5, 2002, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/9 "2002-08-05T23:23:34Z")
ilyaslam\*\*\*e how would i incorporate the loadvars into the code to work… ---
**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:** [August 5, 2002, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/10 "2002-08-05T23:27:19Z")
Hey captnfcko, I just noticed that as well. I just modified some settings and made sure that won’t happen. Examples: grass mass ilyaslamasse Cheers! Kirupa :bandit: ---
**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:** [August 6, 2002, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/11 "2002-08-06T00:01:12Z")
For an intro I did, I wanted a random quote at the end. I used an array and a random number algorithm to output the quote, I think thats the best way to do it, as its very easy to add or delete the text. to generate a random number I would use this : Mynumber = Math.random() \* 100 +1; thenumber=Math.round(Mynumber); this will generate a random number between 1 and 100. Create an array as someone showed above with the text you want, then put your random number into the field to generate the output. texttoprint=store\_sentances(thenumber); link that to a dynamic text field with the variable “texttoprint” and you will get your random text 🙂 [www.westwoodexposed.com](http://www.westwoodexposed.com) is the intro I did (PS. at time of print site is down may be up by the time you read this) ---
**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:** [August 6, 2002, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/12 "2002-08-06T04:01:06Z")
this place is great thanks guys would i be correct in saying that if i pluged in the loadvars inplace of texttoprint=loadvars (somewhere inhere)store\_sentances(thenumber) it would load a text file? coding newbie sorry captnfcko ---
**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:** [August 6, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/13 "2002-08-06T14:59:27Z")
how should i format a txt file to loadVars from it. i need the “vars=” at the top and then what do i need to denote the end of one var and the beginning of the next. how would the code that i insert into the flash movie look … store\_sentences = new Array(); loadVars = “vars.txt”; store\_length = store\_sentences.length process.text = store\_sentences[Math.floor(Math.random() \* 4)]; something like that ? why does it need to store the length of the sentences? is there a tutorial on this that is pretty comprehensive? i really have a lot of questions about it and am quite interested but i don’t want to waste your time if i can go read what someone has already type. i really love being able to load things from external files … it cuts down so much on load time and update headaches. thx ---
**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:** [August 6, 2002, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/14 "2002-08-06T20:48:39Z")
Did anybody say tutorial? Inigo? pom 😛 Oh, and now that I think of it, there’s an example of loadVars in Kir’s tute about the loaded text and scrollbar. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2002, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-message/940/15 "2002-08-06T20:54:12Z")
omgosh no … not loaded text and scrollbars … !! i’ve done like 5 tutes for that and i can never get the \*\*\*\* thing to work right … especially when i try to use that “easier to use” component set in mx … bah! … stupid scroll bars.