You could also use random(500), but is deprecated - http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary630.html
- how do i do to define the x and y position of each mc separately? I don't get it.. what do you want to do here? Leandro Ferreira On 1/16/08, Bob Leisle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Pedro, > > Try this instead: > > Math.random()*500; > > Here's a simplistic but clear tutorial on the subject: > http://animation.about.com/od/flashanimationtutorials/ss/mathrandom.htm > > hth, > Bob > > Pedro Kostelec wrote: > > Hello > > i got this code: > > > > this.createEmptyMovieClip("canvas",this.getNextHighestDepth()); > //creates an > > empty MC in which i attach 2 textMCs > > canvas._x = random500;//should place the MCs to a random position when > they > > load but it doesn't work?!?-----------------------------What is wrong > here? > > canvas._y = random100; > > > > attachMovieInterval = setInterval(attachMovies, 200);//set interval for > > green mc reload > > > > function attachMovies() { > > for (var i = 0; i<2; i++) { > > canvas.attachMovie("code","code"+i,this.getNextHighestDepth()); > > canvas.code1._x = random500; > > canvas.code1._y = random100; > > canvas.code2._x = Stage.width/2; > > canvas.code2._x = Stage.height/2;//how do i do to define the x > and y > > position of each mc separately? > > } > > } > > > > sorry for writing it so briefly. My keyboard doesn't work well and i > cannot > > type a lot > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > Thanks, > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Bob Leisle > Headsprout Software & Engineering > http://www.headsprout.com > Where kids learn to read! > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders