if else statement does not work...worked in AS2??

[FlashTapper]

Hi there,

have a very common function i use in educational quizes that self rate the user depending on their score (resulting from answering multiple choice questions). So I have set up a variable called score no trouble...but when i implement my trust "if else" heuristic from AS2...i get all these errors and my flash file does not work.

Is there a better way to code this that I am not aware of ???

stop();

if (score <= 5){
endMsg.gotoAndStop("score1");
} else if (score > 6 and score <= 11){
endMsg.gotoAndStop("score2");
} else {
endMsg.gotoAndStop("score3");
}

feedback movie clip called "endMsg" - depending on function, navigates user to label that provides feedback.

Any help would be awesome...coz this function used to work!!!!! It doesn't even work in Flash CS4 when i retrograde the actionScript panel to version 2 for testing!!!

[Ned Murphy]

As is, there is nothing determinably wrong with that code, except that as written, a score of >5 and <=6 will bring you to the score3 frame.  If you show details of the errors you say you are getting it will be easier to determine what might be wrong.

[FlashTapper]

Thanks Ned,

I see your point about the code - t'was an oversight. Here it is revised:

if (score <= 5){
endMsg.gotoAndStop("score1");
} else if (score >= 6 and score <= 11){
endMsg.gotoAndStop("score2");
} else {
endMsg.gotoAndStop("score3");
}

And this is the error message I get (Have noticed that debugging/testing is a lot more strict with flash these days...a non fatal error will make the entire swf collapse!)

I hope this image is visible......If not...here it is attached

[Ned Murphy · Accepted solution]

I missed it... try using

} else if (score >= 6 && score <= 11){

I know they used to support using words for and/or, but never made a practice of it, so I can't say if they don't support it in AS3.  Also, as long as there won't be a score of 5.5 you should be okay.

[FlashTapper]

Thanks again.

I feel quite dim. I have encountered this problem before and solved it doing the same thing.

Amazing how much you can forget!

[Ned Murphy]

You're welcome.

[newToAS3]

and as Ned said, I still think you should double check your "numbers". Maybe it's better to use something like this:

if (score <= 5)...

else if (score > 5 and score <= 11)...