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Jul 20, 2012 6:13 AM

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Hello.

I am using Macromedia Flash 8 Professional (I STRICTLY USE AS2) and working on an interactive quiz that contains 500 questions. We are all aware that when an fla. file contains so many graphics, animations, etc., it slows down the swf. file and sometimes even causes the *Not Responding* error. So I improvised and found a way. I made 500 fla. files which are all linked and are classified according to their categories. For example, under Chemistry is Matter and under matter is 15 questions. those questions are seperated files from each other as mentioned above. I want to ask you guys how to keep the score even when an external file is loaded. For example: on item#1 I got the correct answer. A "1" point should appear on let's say the upper right corner of my stage. Then, when i click next to move on to the next question (which is to load an externanl moviecip), it should take me to item#2 and that "1" point should be on my item#2 file and also i need to find out how to post how many correct answers were made after every lesson/topic every after lesson/subject.

SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH GUYS. I'M A FILIPINO. I DON'T KNOW IF I MADE MY SELF CLEAR. I HOPE I DID. I NEED YOUR HELP. I AM GOING TO SUBMIT THIS TO MY TEACHER AND IF I DON'T I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GRADUATE. THE SUBMISSION IS NEAR AND I ONLY HAVE THE MAIN MENU JUST FOR NOW MAYBE JUST A WEEK LEFT. I WOULD BE FOREVER GRATEFUL AND WOULD PUT YOUR NAME IN MY CREDITS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLIES IN ADVANCE. GOD BLESS!

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1. kglad,

Jul 20, 2012 7:55 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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use a main file to load each the questions and display the score.

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2. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 20, 2012 11:11 PM in reply to kglad

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How do i do that? I'm sorry i'm just good at thinking not doing. This is what i want to see:

1.) Answer 15 questions. (15 external movieclips)
2.) When i answer question # 1 and i get the response "CORRECT!", I acquire 1 point. Then i click the "next" button, it will load the next external file which is question # 2.
3.) When question # 2 is loaded, my 1 point should already be there.
4.) When i get the correct answer in question # 2 it should add another point to the 1 point earlier so that makes 2 points.
5.) After question # 15, let's say i got 7 correct answers. I want the 7 to appear on the next frame or next external movieclip. (I know dynamic texts are used.)

I need actionscripts and i need detailed explanations to do these. I am not a programmer or an "actionscripter". PLEASE HELP.

Thank you for your response.

-NOTE. I JUST NEED ACTIONSCRIPTS FOR THE SCORES AND DETAILS HOW TO INPUT IT. THE "CORRECT" RESPONSE CAN BE DONE THROUGH "gotoandplay at frame or label".

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3. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 20, 2012 11:24 PM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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ALSO IS THERE A WAY TO CONVERT MY 500+ SWF FILES INTO 1 TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE AN APPLICATION THAT HAS ITS OWN ICON?

THANKS FOR THE REPLY!

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4. kglad,

Jul 21, 2012 7:51 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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is there anything in your many files other than text questions? are there graphics that accompany different swf?

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5. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 21, 2012 8:05 AM in reply to kglad

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Yes. There are animations and graphics too. When a question is answered correctly or not, you are entitled to choose wether to view the explanation why it became the answer or to move on to the next question. The explanation is the interactive part because it is animated.

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6. kglad,

Jul 21, 2012 9:48 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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then there's no easy way to change your setup to use one file.

hopefully, you used consistency naming your 500 files and consistency in determining correct and incorrect answers. did you? if yes, what naming patterns did you use?

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7. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 21, 2012 11:11 AM in reply to kglad

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I found a software that can convert and compile a collection of swf files into one .exe application. It's called swfkit, the only problem i have now is the registration code and serial key. AND THE SCORING. I named questions file name base on the category which they belong to. Example

Chemistry - SUBJECT                 Chemistry - SUBJECT
      I                                                    I
Matter - COMPETENCY               Elements - COMPETENCY
      I                                                    I
Matter_001.fla/.swf,                      Elements_001.fla/.swf
Matter_002.fla/.swf, and so on.    Elements_002.fla/.swf, and so on.

I also have PHYSICS and EARTH SCIENCE (MAKING IT 500 QUESTIONS ALL IN ALL)

Thank you for accommodating me sir. I really need your help.

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8. kglad,

Jul 21, 2012 5:13 PM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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file naming looks good.

what about questions and answers?

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9. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 22, 2012 5:18 AM in reply to kglad

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Thanks. I designed the questions and answers in a graphical way. I only put behaviors on the choices/buttons "A" "B" "C" "D" that would gotoandplay at frame or label, "CORRECT" or "WRONG"

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10. kglad,

Jul 22, 2012 6:44 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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as2 has no easy way to detect the frame label of a frame.

is there something else that will allow the main swf to determine if a an answer was correct or not? eg, if the last frame played in one of your swfs is greater than 20, can you infer the answer was correct (or can you always infer it was wrong)?

or, is there code in your swfs that indicates which answer is correct?

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11. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 22, 2012 6:59 AM in reply to kglad

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No. I don't know how to use AS2 in that kind of way. But if you can help me do it, I'd definitely use it. Because it's like i'm only using the gotoandplay at frame or label to create an illusion that my quiz is programmed or scripted.

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12. kglad,

Jul 22, 2012 11:11 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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is there anything consistent in your swfs to determine whether a question was answered correctly or not?

if not, you will need to edit all 500 swfs.

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13. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 23, 2012 2:50 PM in reply to kglad

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I don't know what kind of consistency you are asking for. But if i were to edit all 500 swfs. What would i modify? Because when i created question#1 i just hit save as to name the file question#2 so that i wont start from scratch in creating the next 499 questions. Hope this is what consistency means. Thanks. I'm still stuck.

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14. kglad,

Jul 23, 2012 3:05 PM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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is there anything in your question1 swf that indicates whether a question is answered correctly or not?

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15. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 24, 2012 4:43 AM in reply to kglad

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Let me put it this way. In question1 swf, i added a behavior to button A (which is the correct answer to the question) that when it is clicked, it will jump to a frame that says, "CORRECT" while "B" "C" and "D" have the behavior that when is clicked will jump to the fram that says, "WRONG".

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16. kglad,

Jul 24, 2012 6:41 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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that won't work with a master swf unless it's an as3 swf. with an as3 master swf, you can load all your question swfs and it can detect which of the two frame labels were played.

or, you can use an as2 master swf and edit each of your question swfs and add code like:

this._parent.completeF(1)

to the last frame of a question swf when answered correctly and

this._parent.completeF(0)

to the last frame of a question swf when answered incorrectly.

which sounds better?

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17. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 24, 2012 7:58 AM in reply to kglad

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Yes. That looks good. But i can't understand it fully. Please add more details sir. Thanks.

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18. kglad,

Jul 24, 2012 8:16 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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which looks good? there were two options.

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19. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 24, 2012 8:35 AM in reply to kglad

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the "this._parent.completeF(1)

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20. kglad,

Jul 24, 2012 10:09 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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add that to a few of your swfs (to test that everything will work) and then create your master swf.

the master swf should probably contain some way for users to select which quiz they want to take. one or two comboboxes would work for that.

then use code to load the selected quiz and display the score:

var scoreVar:Number=0;
completeF(scoreVar);
var target_mc:MovieClip=this.createEmptyMovieClip("target_mc",0);

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// in a combobox change listener:
target_mc.loadMovie("theselectedquiz.swf");

// create a score dynamic textfield (say score_tf) to display your score.

function completeF(n:Number):Void{
scoreVar+=n;
score_tf.text=scoreVar;
}

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21. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 24, 2012 2:58 PM in reply to kglad

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Thanks! I want to try that, but you see i don't know where to put those codes exactly. Please make a very detailed way to put those codes. I already made a swf that would let the users choose what kind of quiz they want to take. It goes like this,

When a user chooses one, they now choose what competency they want.

i hope my images helped.

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22. kglad,

Jul 24, 2012 4:41 PM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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what code is your physics button using? what code are the physics sub-buttons using?

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23. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 25, 2012 5:54 AM in reply to kglad

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My Physics button has a behavior *load external movieclip* it loads PHYSICS MENU.swf
and Physics sub-buttons have behaviors *load external movieclip* it loads VECTOR_001, VECTOR_002 and so on.

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24. kglad,

Jul 25, 2012 7:26 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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copy and paste the code for one of your subject buttons and one of your physics sub-buttons.

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25. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 25, 2012 8:43 AM in reply to kglad

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SUBJECT BUTTONS

on (release) {

          //load Movie Behavior
          if(this == Number(this)){
                    loadMovieNum("PHYSICS MENU.swf",this);
          } else {
                    this.loadMovie("PHYSICS MENU.swf");
          }
          //End Behavior

}

SUB-BUTTONS

on (release) {

          //load Movie Behavior
          if(this == Number(this)){
                    loadMovieNum("VECTOR_001.swf",this);
          } else {
                    this.loadMovie("VECTOR_001.swf");
          }
          //End Behavior

}

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26. kglad,

Jul 25, 2012 9:24 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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that has to change.

and, assuming you have code in your loaded swfs that re-load the menu swf, you'll need to change that too.

while you're changing code you may as well stop the bad practice of adding code to buttons. remove all that code, and assign your subject and sub-subject buttons instance names (in the properties panel).

all your button code should be attached to frame 1 of your main timelines and should look like:

physics_btn.onRelease=function(){
target_mc.loadMovie("PHYSICS_MENU.swf"); // where target_mc is created once in each swf that loads another swf as shown above.
}

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27. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 25, 2012 2:59 PM in reply to kglad

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Yes. I should probably end that habit. I just don't know an alternative way to do it. Thanks for the code, i'll try it later and i'll tell you what happened.

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28. kglad,

Jul 25, 2012 5:40 PM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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you're welcome.

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29. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 27, 2012 7:02 AM in reply to kglad

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i can't load the Physics Menu.swf.. Is there a code that i need to put on the Physics Menu?

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Jul 27, 2012 11:19 PM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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what code are you using to load it?

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31. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 28, 2012 1:09 AM in reply to kglad

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i am using this

on (release) {

          //load Movie Behavior
          if(this == Number(this)){
                    loadMovieNum("PHYSICS MENU.swf",this);
          } else {
                    this.loadMovie("PHYSICS MENU.swf");
          }
          //End Behavior

}

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32. kglad,

Jul 29, 2012 10:55 PM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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you're not using any of the code i suggested. i suggested different code because your code won't work to create a master swf that tallies an overall score.

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33. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 30, 2012 8:30 AM in reply to kglad

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i used the code to load it but i dont know what code is to be put in the file to be loaded. What code do i put in the Physics Menu.?

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Jul 30, 2012 9:08 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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var tl:MovieClip=this;
vector_btn.onRelease=function(){
tl.loadMovie("VECTOR_001.swf");
}

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35. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Jul 30, 2012 2:11 PM in reply to kglad

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It still doesn't load the external movieclip. Could you put some instructions where i would put the code specifically. Very detailed please. ALL THE CODES I AM GOING TO USE.

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36. kglad,

Jul 30, 2012 4:19 PM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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you need to name your button, that loads that swf, vector_btn. attach that code to first first frame that contains that button.

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37. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Aug 4, 2012 12:20 AM in reply to kglad

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it works..now what do i do to get the scores as the quiz goes on.?each time a subtopic is answered, the user is given the final score. also i would like to put a score on the top right corner of the screen as the user answers the questions.

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38. kglad,

Aug 4, 2012 12:43 AM in reply to CRAAZYGENIUS

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see messages 16 and 22.

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39. CRAAZYGENIUS,

Aug 4, 2012 12:47 AM in reply to kglad

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thanks. i'll ask you if any problems occur..

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