check pressed button (including xml file?)

petruccios · #1 **check pressed button (including xml file?)**

Hey everyone, I've been looking all over the forum but I can't find anything to help me understand what is happening with my file!!
I'm trying to create a simple quiz game,however the questions should be loaded from an external xml file. The thing is, while each question and each answer is correctly loaded the "if" condition doesn't seem to work!!

Let me explain a while..

Code:

 catalogue.onLoad = function(success) {
        if (success) {
             
             // Load label/answer on button 1
             b1.lb1 = this.firstChild.childNodes[_root.record].attributes.ans1;

             // Load label/answer on button 2
             b2.lb2 = this.firstChild.childNodes[_root.record].attributes.ans2;

             // Load variable of correct answer to check
             check1 = this.firstChild.childNodes[_root.record].attributes.var1;

             // Load variable of wrong answer to check
             check2 = this.firstChild.childNodes[_root.record].attributes.var2;

            record++
        }
    }

So far all good, my program loads the variables correctly. However I'm trying to find a way to see which of these buttons was pressed (and I can't find any way to do it..

)

So since i'm guessing that value "check1" is associated with button1,I'm trying to use an "if" statement to test the value of this variable. However, my if statement doesn't go beyond checking value "check1"..

Code:

 onFrame (51)  {
    
   if (check1==1 && check2==0) {
       gotoSceneAndPlay("Scene_4", 1 ); //correct answer
    }
  else 
    {
     gotoSceneAndPlay("Scene_5", 1)}; // wrong answer
}

Is this the correct way to do it or is there a way for me to check which button was pressed according to a variable assigned to the external xml file so that if I want to change the game's contents I'll only edit the xml file?

Hope that wasn't confusing..sorry for the long post,I'm really new to SwishMax and I'm going crazy with this problem..

cycle1500 · #2

First off I tell all new people here it helps to zip or rar all you files and upload them so they can be checked. It is a lot easier to find and correct something with it in front of us then trying to guess what is there.

So upload you files.

Wayne

petruccios · #3

Thank you for the reply Wayne. I have uploaded the swi file along with the xml file I'm using.

The main idea is for the admin of the game to be able to change the questions only by editing the xml file instead of the whole swi file,but I can't find a way to check for the correct answer..I'd be really thankful if you could suggest a solution!

cycle1500 · #4 **reply**

I have reworked it to a point so this should help out.

Wayne

petruccios · #5

Thank you Wayne! However, from what I see it was my mistake in the explanation of the problem. The problem wasn't in terms of displaying the total number of correct answers in the last Scene.

The problem is this: once the program is completed and exported into .swf , the user should be able to change the contents of the answers only by editing the xml file. However, I can't find a way to tell the program to use the xml file to check which of these two answers is the correct one..

cycle1500 · #6

Your first problem was that the buttons you faded in was not showing the answers. You can not put a effect on this type of text box. It needs to be on stage when XML is called.

As for the user being able to change the contents of the answers. The XML will need to be changed and uploaded to the folder where your other files are. I really think you want a choise of answers for a question, when question series is passed then a new set of questions will pop up.

That means you files as they stand will have to be totally reworked. If this is what you are looking for I am sure I can work up an example for you.
Just let me know that is what you want.

Wayne

petruccios · #7

Actually I'm really new to SwishMax so I'm still trying to understand how it works..the main idea behind this is what I described on my previous post: the question and the answers should be loaded from the xml. This way,once the complete game is uploaded to the website folder, I will only need to edit the xml file to change the contents of the game rather than the swi file. Though I still can't find a way for the program to check which answer is correct.

If you could work up a simple example for me to understand I will be extremely thankful!!

cycle1500 · #8

Ok put this away for a short while and in the next couple days I will have a complete game set up so you can follow along and learn.

Later

Wayne

petruccios · #9

You're a saviour Wayne!! Thanks a lot!

cycle1500 · #10 **quiz and xml**

Ok here is the whole shot.
Now you will have a lot of studing to do, but it can be figured out.
All that is needed is to change the xml. Just pay attention to the structure.

Have Fun
Enjoy

Wayne

petruccios · #11

I can't thank you enough for your help Wayne!! I'll study it and I'm sure I'll find out everything!