Godammit, comparing variables...

[squidly]

Why is it impossible to do ask if the number is larger then the variable?
I've tried it all!

if (1990> this._parent.healthb){
nextFrame();
}

Doesn't work

if (this._parent.healthb< 1990 ){
nextFrame();
}

Doesn't work

if (this._parent.healthb<1990 ){
nextFrame();
}

Doesn't work

if (this._parent.healthb<= 1990 ){
nextFrame();
}

Doesn't work...

God, how do I do this?
This is frustrating me...
Don't tell me it's impossible, please don't tell me it's impossible...

[WolfAkela]

Try tracing instead of anything else to check whenever a condition is met?

if (condition){
trace("omfg true");
}

Trace your variables as well to ensure that you're reading them properly.

trace(this._parent.healthb);

[Saza]

Well then it means something wrong with the this._parent.health and not the way your writing it.

[Toast]

At 5/27/09 11:20 AM, squidly wrote: Don't tell me it's impossible, please don't tell me it's impossible...

Open up a new flash document and type the following:

a = 1;
trace(a>5);

then come back and tell us if it's impossible.

Obviously whatever's wrong with your flash project is not something we can find out by reading your post. Either your variable names are wrong, there is no nextFrame in "this.", or some other parts of your code cause this to not work.

[squidly]

The thing is, if I do this:

if (this._parent.healthb> 1990 ){
nextFrame();
}

It's all fine, works like a charm.

[Saza]

At 5/27/09 11:29 AM, squidly wrote: The thing is, if I do this:

if (this._parent.healthb> 1990 ){
nextFrame();
}

It's all fine, works like a charm.

Then that obviously means healthb is bigger than 1990. Thats why it didnt work before because it wasnt smaller.

[squidly]

At 5/27/09 11:33 AM, Saza wrote:

At 5/27/09 11:29 AM, squidly wrote: The thing is, if I do this:

if (this._parent.healthb> 1990 ){
nextFrame();
}

It's all fine, works like a charm.

Then that obviously means healthb is bigger than 1990. Thats why it didnt work before because it wasnt smaller.

...
I made healthb smaller.
I'm not stupid, you know.

[squidly]

Oh, ok, found the problem, but it leads to another question.
You see, on a seperate MC I did this:

this.healthb = 2000

For some reason, that makes it so that the code is invalid if the variable goes down later on, after the initial load...

As in:

this.healthb = 1980

The code will work, but, if I subratcted 20 from 2000, then it won't work, anyone know why is this so?

By the way, the code in the OP is on a frame.

[A-star]

use the instance name of the MC that defined the Variable, not "this".

[squidly]

At 5/27/09 12:01 PM, A-star wrote: use the instance name of the MC that defined the Variable, not "this".

It's not a variable, it's dynamic text.

[Saza]

Do you have your if(healthb> whatever) on an EnterFrame function? Otherwise it'll run just once.

[Toast]

At 5/27/09 12:09 PM, squidly wrote:

At 5/27/09 12:01 PM, A-star wrote: use the instance name of the MC that defined the Variable, not "this".

It's not a variable, it's dynamic text.

What?

[squidly]

At 5/27/09 12:13 PM, Saza wrote: Do you have your if(healthb> whatever) on an EnterFrame function? Otherwise it'll run just once.

Wait, what?
Oh snap, I didn't, how do you use an EnterFrame function?
What has to be the "on," as in, onClipEvent...

[Saza]

At 5/27/09 12:39 PM, squidly wrote:

At 5/27/09 12:13 PM, Saza wrote: Do you have your if(healthb> whatever) on an EnterFrame function? Otherwise it'll run just once.

Wait, what?
Oh snap, I didn't, how do you use an EnterFrame function?
What has to be the "on," as in, onClipEvent...

If its on the frame do:

onEnterFrame = function(){
//your if statement
}

on a movieclip:

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
//your if statement
}

[squidly]

NOW it works, thanks.

[Saza]

At 5/27/09 01:07 PM, squidly wrote: NOW it works, thanks.

No problem