Hoping for help with a problem

[RickV]

Hi all,
Really hoping to get some help on doing something please.

Here’s the scenario:
1. There are lots of random names to choose from a box.
2. The Player selects a random name from the box, and it is entered into the FIRST NAME SLOT on a board.
3. When another name is chosen, it SLOTS into the NEXT NAME SLOT on the board.
4. The process continues until you have say, 5 slots on the board filled with names.
5. At any time, the Player can remove/delete a name from ANY slot.

Let’s say SLOT 3 was selected and is now empty. (ie. Only SLOT 1,2,…4,5 has a name in it now.)

Here’s the bit I am struggling with >

6. When the Player next selects a name from the box…. the name SLOTS into the FIRST EMPTY SLOT (ie. SLOT 3)

I am having trouble thinking of a way to keep track of the newly emptied slots, and then figuring out how the new selection from the box goes INTO that new EMPTY slot.
Thanks in advance for your brain power.
Rick

[1Ombra1]

How are implemented the Slots where you put the names, are atives objects, a list or something else?

Edit:
My first idea is to use a string array to store the random selected names, so every time yuo pick one simply you do a loop on teh array from the start and use the first blank index.
To visualize the names in order you can use five string and an Always Event to show for each string his proper corresponding names into the array.

[1Ombra1]

Here is a little example on how I would make the thing

random_name_slot.mfa

[RickV]

Here is a little example on how I would make the thing

random_name_slot.mfa

Wow! Mate, that is exactly what I was after!
Thank you for taking the time and actually creating a working file for me.
You are a champion.