Re: FLASH:Strig literal--expression difference!

[Cheri Harder]

I know it's not part of the question, here, but you don't need that "tell

target" - you can set the proprety without a tell target.


I always think of the difference between "expression" and "string literal"

this way:


use expression when you want to work with the "value" of your variable

use string when you want to work with the "literal name" of the variable.


> > Like here for example(not working)

> > Set Variable: "myboxes" = random(3)+1

> > Begin Tell Target ("mcblackmask&myboxes")

> >       Set Property ("mcblackmask&myboxes", Visibility) = "0"

> > End Tell Target


In the above, when you set the variable you are setting the literal string

"myboxes" to a random number (correctly.)  Then you are concatenating a

literal name "mcblackmask" with the variable value, so it should be

"mcblackmask" & myboxes (the & is the function, so it is also outside of the

quotes)


HTH


~~~~Cheri Harder~~~~~

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