What goes down - does not come up.

[flx]

Take a look at this (please )....

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    if (this._y<=380) {
        this._y += 10;
    }
    if (this._y>=380 and this._x<=530) {
        this._x += 10;
    }
    if (this._X>=530 and this._y>=18) {
        this._y -=10;
    }
    if (this._y<=18 and this._x>=20) {
        this._x -= 10;
    }
}

Basically I was bored and decided to do a little bit of (simple) scripting. So i thought i'd make a lil blu circle and make it move around the stage.
With this script shown above
- the lil blu circle happily moves down the stage
- then once at the bottom it makes a journey to the right side of the stage.

However, once it has reached the right side it takes one step up and goes no futher.

... WHY?

[pom]

Hey man,
that's a classic with Flash 5

if (this._y<=380) {
                this._y += 10;
        }
        if (this._X>=530 and this._y>=18) {
                this._y -=10;
        }

When your clip has reached the bottom right position, this.y<=380 si false, and this._X>=530 and this._y>=18 is true, so you move up.

Next, both this.y<=380 and this._X>=530 and this._y>=18 are true, so you tell your movie to go up by 10 and down by 10.

You can solve that by using another variable (a boolean) to know whether you're going up or down, and another for the left/right motion.

pom

[flx]

I was fooled by the one thing i was trying to avoid.. boy i feel .

Thanx for pointing out my mistake.
Till next time - take care..

[flx]

I thought I had something here .. but I guess not.

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    ydir = d;
    xdir = r;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    if (this.ydir == d and this._y<=380) {
        this._y += 10;
        this.xdir = r;
    }
    if (this.xdir == r and this._y>=380 and this._x<=530) {
        this._x += 10;
        this.ydir = u;
    }
    if (this.ydir == u and this._X>=530 and this._y>=18) {
        this._y -= 10;
        this.xdir = l;
    }
    if (this.xdir == l and this._y<=18 and this._x>=20) {
        this._x -= 10;
        this.ydir = d;
    }
}

The same thing as before happens.. but i'm too to see the conflict. LoL. Well no doubt theres something wrong with my scripting .
Are the variables 'ydir' and 'xdir' not being changed?? Who knows..
So, I shall pass my woes on to you.

[pom]

Well, first thing: put only 1 enterFrame I supposed you wanted the first one to be an onLoad, right?

Second thing, why don't you use only one variable? That way you have less tests:

onClipEvent (load) {
    dir="d";
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    if (dir=="d" and _y<=380) {
        _y += 10;
        if (_y>=380) dir="r";
        }
    if (dir=="r" and _x<=530) {
        _x += 10;
        if (_x>=530) dir="u";
    }
    if (dir=="u" and _y>=18) {
        _y -= 10;
        if (_y<=18) dir="l";
    }
    if (dir=="l" and _x>=20) {
        _x -= 10;
        if (_x<=20) dir="d";
    }
}

pom

[flx]

Originally posted by pom
[B]Well, first thing: put only 1 enterFrame I supposed you wanted the first one to be an onLoad, right?

Well actually.. in my confused logic i thought it would be better to put the variable in an 'enterframe' event - that way it would be updated continuosly. Well thinking about it now i guess you dont have to.

So, does having two 'enterFrame' events mess things up? I just did that to keep it tidy.

*sighs* it's so hard being me and boredom isn't as simple as it used to be

[pom]

First rule of the fight club: Never have 2 enterFrames at the same time. Unclear, and unnecessary (you can put everything in one...)

Second rule of the fight club: Well, I don't see why you would need to set the directions to right/down all the time...

pom