Random Load Frames - Please Help!!!

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April 1, 2008
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I need help with Actionscript 3.0. I want to have my flash file jump to a random frame number in my array. But when i test the movie, I get 12 error messages. Here is the code I have on the first frame:

var frameStarters:Array = new Array(2,22,42)
var fs:Number = Math.round((Math.random() * (frameStarters.length-1)));
gotoAndStop(frameStarters[fs]);
stop();

Please help!!!

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Correct answer

Fixed. Thanks kglad!

What was happening was I didn't have a preloader. So everytime it was randomly going to a frame in my array, it would run out of time before it got to the third frame in my array. So the code above works for "Random loading into frames", but you also need a preloader on frame 1.

kglad

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you're welcome.

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Anonymous

Correct answer

Fixed. Thanks kglad!

What was happening was I didn't have a preloader. So everytime it was randomly going to a frame in my array, it would run out of time before it got to the third frame in my array. So the code above works for "Random loading into frames", but you also need a preloader on frame 1.

kglad

Community Expert

oops. remove that -1 multiplying Math.random().

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Anonymous

The random works now, but it only goes to frames 2 and 22. For some reason it will not load into 42. I have tried to limit the array to 1, 42 and 22, 42 but it only goes to the other number and not 42. There is no code on frame 42, just the start of a tween. I even changed out (frameStarters.length-1) to "-2", "+1" and even took off "-1" , thinking this is causing the array to only show 2 numbers. Any thoughts?

kglad

Community Expert

then you have some other code causing that problem.

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Anonymous

Thanks kglad.

But I am not getting the frames to load randomly. Everytime I hit "reload" in the browser, it always ends on frame 2.

Here is the code:
var frameStarters:Array = new Array(2,22,42)
var fs:Number = Math.floor(Math.random() * (frameStarters.length-1));
gotoAndPlay(frameStarters[fs]);

kglad

Community Expert

p.s. there's an extra set of parenthesis in your 2nd line.

kglad

Community Expert

use Math.floor() instead of Math.round().

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