FLASH: Troubles with variables and a Quiz

[ryan schroeder]

Hi all


I've hit a brick wall on my first trip through attempting to use variables

in flash. I'm trying to create a quiz.


The way I would like it to work, is when you click on one the multiple

choice answers it sets a variable (ie q1 = one) then after going through the

four questions you hit the "how'd I do?" button and based on the value of

the varibles several movie clips are directed to a frame.


This is what I've done so far


In frame 1 I do this


q1 = "zero";



In frame 2 I've got three buttons that set the value of a


on (release) {

    q1 = "one";

}


(or q1 = "two" or q1 = "three" depending on the button)





And a fourth button that does


on (release) {

    tellTarget ("/script") {

        gotoAndPlay (2);

    }

    trace (q1);

    trace (typeof(q1));

}



Frame 2 of the mc "script" is:


if (q1 == "three") {

    trace ("pig");

}

trace ("dog");



a is returned correctly and it type is string


But I never see "pig" only "dog".


Am I even close here?  My process _seems_ logically correct but this is the

first time I dealt with variables etc. Any help would be great.



-ryan schroeder



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