FLASH: RE: FLASH - Random Numbers

[Sean Renet]

actually, I took the cheap way out because I did not know about the GetTimer

function.  What I did is basically made the movie call a scene (that is

nothing more than 6 frames) inbetween loops.  This gives me atleast half a

second before it checks for the number again.


Thanks for the response. I will check into that function

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Subject: FLASH: RE: FLASH - Random Numbers



> Yes, it can run through a random function rather quickly - it's a simple

> math call. You are seeing the proof of this - you could test it just to

see

> that concept made plain. Yes, you can reduce your odds (like the lottery)

by

> making the number pool larger. Someone with a statistics background could

> give you a better insight into this, but basically, random means just

that,

> random, so you could just as easily have your "Chosen" look for 1,2,3, or

4

> as any other set of numbers.

>

> However, if you really want to control the time, you might try using a

> function built from a variable, a little math, and the GetTimer call, and

> pair that with your random function. (In which case, you may as well use a

> Random (4)+1 function and pick from 1, 2, 3 or 4.)

>

>

>

> MattC

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>

> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 01:16:08 -0800

>

From: "Sean Renet" <seanbroadcastdynamics [dot] com>

> Subject: FLASH: Random Numbers

>

> Okay I am trying to make a paused timer of sorts.  The idea is that I want

> flash to pick a number between 1 and 300.  If the number is one of the

four

> I have chosen, I want flash to play the associated frame.  If its not one

of

> my chosen numbers, I want it to keep looking for a number til it hits one

of

> my four.  Now this works for randomization of the play order of the

frames,

> however it seems that flash is picking one of the four fairly often.  Is

the

> random number function really this fast?  Can I make the number be huge

like

> 1000000000?

> Does anyone know anything about random number functionality?

>

>

>

> If Frame Is Loaded (1)

>       Set Variable: "chosen" = Random (500)

>       If (chosen = 10)

>             Go to and Play ("coming")

>       Else If (chosen = 63)

>             Go to and Play ("hol")

>       Else If (chosen = 99)

>             Go to and Play ("room")

>       Else If (chosen = 302)

>             Go to and Play ("thought")

>       Else

>             Go to and Play (2)

>       End If

> End Frame Loaded

>

> (frame 2 just sends the loop back to frame 1)

>

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