Help!!

[kris008]

How come this code works at taking -5 health away:

onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
if (this.hitTest(_root.fish))
_root.health.text = _root.health.text - 5;}

but this code for adding 10 health dont:

onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
if (this.hitTest(_root.fish))
_root.health.text = _root.health.text + 10;}

instead of adding +10 like ...40...50...60 it does this instead ...40....4010....401010.....40101010

help plz

and secondly why dont this code work?
onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
if (this.hitTest(_root.fish))
_root.heart (visible = false)}

thx in advance

[Spaltzer]

You're attaching "10" to a string variable. You're not adding 10 to a number. You need to make a variable, and make Health.text = the numerical variable. Increase the variable, don't add a one and a zero to the text. Make sense?

[Magical-Zorse]

Basically, put += 10 instead of + 10

[kris008]

At 11/23/08 04:36 PM, Magical-Zorse wrote: Basically, put += 10 instead of + 10

that diddnt work still just put 10 on the end instead of adding it.
abd no the previous explination diddnt help i understand but i dont know how to do it

[kris008]

any1? :(

[CrustySheet]

healthVar = 10;
onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
if (this.hitTest(_root.fish))

_root.health.text +=healthVar;}

when you add +10 to a string its like adding to a chat

if i say hi then add 10 its hi10

[kris008]

At 11/23/08 05:47 PM, CrustySheet wrote: healthVar = 10;
onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
if (this.hitTest(_root.fish))

_root.health.text +=healthVar;}

when you add +10 to a string its like adding to a chat

if i say hi then add 10 its hi10

diddnt work instead of adding 10 on the health number just turned to the word 'NAN' watever that means

[CrustySheet]

it will work so obviously you done something wrong

have you made it a dynamic textbox?
if not do it and put in where it says Variable healthVar

[kris008]

At 11/23/08 05:47 PM, CrustySheet wrote: healthVar = 10;

shouldnt it be somthin like:
health.var = 10;
?

[CrustySheet]

healthVar is a new Variable which equels 10

[kris008]

well the code u gave still just puts 10 onto the end

[CrustySheet]

ok then try this

healthVar = 10;
onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
if (this.hitTest(_root.fish))
healthVar +=10;
_root.health.text =healthVar;}

[kris008]

that just set the number to just 10 so still dont work

[CrustySheet]

then you have it set up wrong cos i tested it and they work no problem at all

[kris008]

wat version flash u test it in? cuz im using flash 8

[CrustySheet]

as am i
just put a textbox out there give an "INSTANCE" name of health not a variable name a Instance name of health and put that code on the frame on the maintimeline thats all i did and it works

[kris008]

but thats exactly what ive done and it makes the health just go to '10' instead of increasing by '10' so if it starts on 500 it just goes instantly to 10 with that code you gave me.

[CrustySheet]

well then change the healthVar =10 to healthVar = 500

[kris008]

At 11/23/08 06:55 PM, CrustySheet wrote: well then change the healthVar =10 to healthVar = 500

ya but now everytime you get hit health just keeps resetting back to 500...i really dont think that code is going to work...atleast how i want it to work.

[CrustySheet]

sounds to me like you have the healthVar in the enterframe part

you dont want it in the enterframe make sure it is not in any enterframe otherwise it will reset it to 500 eveyr frame
put it as the very very very first line of the code

[kris008]

dont work any1 else?

[kris008]

At 11/23/08 07:03 PM, CrustySheet wrote: sounds to me like you have the healthVar in the enterframe part

you dont want it in the enterframe make sure it is not in any enterframe otherwise it will reset it to 500 eveyr frame
put it as the very very very first line of the code

if its not i get this error

**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=health, frame=3:Line 2: Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent handler
healthVar = 10;

Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1

[CrustySheet]

onClipEvent(load);{
healthVar = 10;
}

[iamgrimreaper]

simple. Parse the string into an integer.

onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
if (this.hitTest(_root.fish))
_root.health.text = parseInt(_root.health.text) + 10;}

I don't get what you're trying to do here:
onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
if (this.hitTest(_root.fish))
_root.heart (visible = false)}