Adapted Kirupa random loading background

[telegirl]

I've just followed the Kirupa random loading background tutorial and I am getting a syntax error in the actionscript. I want the random loading swf's to load on top of the background, so I made the top layer the "location" movie clip with the actions to randomly load movie. The exact syntax error message I'm getting is as follows...Scene=Scene 1, Layer=location, Frame=1: Line 2: The JavaScript 'switch' construct is not supported
switch (choice) {

[telegirl]

Can anyone tell me what I need to change the 'switch' contruct to so I can get this to work?

Thanks in advance,
Telegirl

[ahmed]

what does your code look like?
try using if-else instead of switch..

[telegirl]

my code...
choice = Math.round(Math.random()*5);
switch (choice) {
case 0 :
location.loadMovie("quote0.swf");
break;
case 1 :
location.loadMovie("quote1.swf");
break;
case 2 :
location.loadMovie("quote2.swf");
break;
}

[telegirl]

I tried exchanging the 'switch' with 'else-if' and the code started to generate more error messages.

[Jack_Knife]

choice = Math.round(Math.random()*5);
if (choice==0) {
location.loadMovie("quote0.swf");
break;
} else if (choice==1) {
location.loadMovie("quote1.swf");
break;
} else if (choice==2) {
location.loadMovie("quote2.swf");
break;
}

i know there's a better way to do it, but this will work. :P Not sure what the break's are for, but i kept them in.

[ahmed]

try
choice = Math.round(Math.random()*5);
location.loadMovie("quote"+choice+".swf");

[Jack_Knife]

That won't work if you only want things to happen when choice = 0, 1 or 2 as in the code, although I suspect that you do, and that that code was for demonstration purposes only.

[telegirl]

Jack_knife,

I tried your script and it isn't generating any errors...however when I test the movie it's not loading the quote swf's either. I published the movie, the quote swf's are in the same folder, I've enabled simple actions too, so I don't understand why this isn't working now. I followed the Kirupa tutorial for random loading background exactly and have exchanged the action script from that with the one you posted. I wonder at this point if I am doing something else wrong. This is getting very frustrating...

[grandsp5]

choice = Math.round(Math.random()*5);
switch (choice) {
case 0 :
location.loadMovie("quote0.swf");
break;
case 1 :
location.loadMovie("quote1.swf");
break;
case 2 :
location.loadMovie("quote2.swf");
break;
case 3:
break;
}



Post your fla if you have more problems. You might be putting it in the wrong place or something similar.

By the way, break is a statement used to execute the loop or switch statement currently running. For example, if you have a for loop running and it hits the command break, it will immediately exit the loop.

[telegirl]

"Switch" is causing me error messages and won't work.

The zipped files can be downloaded at http://www.hawaiiancow.com/flash_files.html . For some reason the flash movie file needs to be opened from Flash and then saved in Flash. I don't understand why, but this is the first time I've put files up on a site to download...I must be doing something wrong...I'm very new at all of this...

Thanks,
Telegirl

[Yeldarb]

plz upload the .FLA files, not the .SWF files or zips

[telegirl]

Okay, all the .fla files are uploaded to the site... http://hawaiiancow.com/flash_files.html

[Yeldarb]

thanks, that will help a ton, i'll look at them tomorrow, right now i have to write a paper... :(

[telegirl]

Thanks so much...I really appreciate it! Good luck on your paper.

[Yeldarb]

thanks... im gonna need it... lol :P

[claudio]

Dont forget to give your location mc an instance name of location.location.loadMovie("quote"+Math.round(Math.random()*5)+".swf");

[telegirl]

Hahaha...thank you So much...that's Exactly what was missing! Time for me to do a Homer Simpson-esque "D'oh"! The movie's loading the random quotes beautifullly now! My most profound appreciation to everyone for their help!!! :-)

[claudio]

welcome ;)