# Score help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/score-help/186314>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [April 20, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/score-help/186314 "2006-04-20T14:46:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Dhryn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@Dhryn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dhryn)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/score-help/186314/1 "2006-04-20T14:46:29Z")

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I have the following actionscript on the main frame:  
score.text = 0;

Then on items that are picked up I have then add to the score using the following code I got from a tutorial:  
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (this.hitTest(\_root.guy)) {  
\_root.score.text++;  
unloadMovie(this);  
}  
}

I was wondering if it was possible to make the value that is added bigger than 1, and/or to make the value random?

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**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/score-help/186314/2 "2006-04-20T14:57:10Z")

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fixed number:

```auto

score.text = 0;
score_incriment = 3;//for example
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
   if (this.hitTest(_root.guy)) {
      var original:Number = _root.score.text
      _root.score.text = number(original)+number(score_incriment)
      unloadMovie(this);
   }
}

```

random number:

```auto

score.text = 0;
score_incriment = Math.random(5); //The following use of random returns a value of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
   if (this.hitTest(_root.guy)) {
      var original:Number = _root.score.text
      _root.score.text = number(original)+number(score_incriment)
      unloadMovie(this);
   }
}

```

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**Author:** ![Dhryn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@Dhryn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dhryn)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/score-help/186314/3 "2006-04-20T15:14:36Z")

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thankyou for your help

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**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/score-help/186314/4 "2006-04-20T15:21:44Z")

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np:)

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**Author:** ![Dhryn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@Dhryn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dhryn)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/score-help/186314/5 "2006-04-20T15:28:59Z")

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was wondering for the random feature, Math.random(5);  
If I wanted it to be random from 20 to 25 could I do the following

Math.random(6) +20;

or would I have to do something else to do this?

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**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/score-help/186314/6 "2006-04-20T15:31:46Z")

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check this out:):[http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs\_Parts&file=00002382.html](http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00002382.html)