Number comparison

[jackdaniels]

Hello board

Recently been using MMF (it's great!), and I was wondering whether I could get some help on my game which is related to Maths.

Maths questions will be diplayed and the user enters their answer into an edit box. How can I get MMF to compare that value in the edit box to another number (the correct answer) and then display a smiley face picture if correct and a sad face picture if incorrect?

Any help would be much appreciated.

[00J]

Shot at 2009-03-06

On the correct result you have various ways to set an animation One way would be directional. Based on the result.

You can retrieve a value from any object that stores values and compare them to the edit box value.

[Stephen]

Welcome to the Forums!

Use the "Compare Two General Values" under Special Conditions in the event editor.

-Edittext$( "Edit Box" ) = "your answer here"

Then show your smiley face.

If you need an example, let me know.

Edit: Dang! Too slow. Thanks, 00J.

stephen1980

[jackdaniels]

That is brilliant, thanks for your help guys.

I have managed to create a smiley face when the edit box is equal to a correct answer, however I have realised that this is inadequate as for example if the answer is 12, the smiley face will still be created if 124 is inputted.

I thought I would get around this by getting the user to click a button so that....

1)User enters their answer into an edit box
2)User clicks button
3)Edit box value is compared to answer value
4)Smiley face is created if correct/Sad face if incorrect
5)Move onto next question[frame]

Its the getting the button to make the comparison which I'm stuck on.

Also having trouble with handling the incorrect response. I have tried:

Edit Value ("Edit Box") <> [Answer] {Create sad face)

However as soon as the application is run a sad face is created straight away as the empty edit box is deemed incorrect.

Also the smiley faces are missed as the transfer to the next frame occurs too fast, can this be slowed down?

Appreciate any help.

[Dynasoft]

I would make it only compare on clicking the button.
If you right-click on a condition you get the option to add another condition, so you can do:
User clicks button
+Edit Value ("Edit Box") = [Answer]
-{Create happy face}
User clicks button
+Edit Value ("Edit Box") <> [Answer]
-{Create sad face}

I would also put this event before those, so you only have one face showing at a time:
User clicks button
-{Destroy sad face}
-{Destroy happy face}

[jackdaniels]

That works a treat thanks, is there anyway to automatically navigate to the next frame after seeing a happy/sad face for 2 seconds?

[Stephen]

When the happy/sad face appears, start a timer (Timer X or similar), after timer = 2 sec, "Jump To Frame" whatever. This option is located under the Frame Properties.

User clicks button
+Edit Value ("Edit Box") = [Answer]
-{Create happy face}
-(Set Timer)

+Timer = 2 sec
-(Jump To Frame whatever)

stephen1980

[jackdaniels]

Man I've been trying to implement those timer instructions but I always somehow navigate to the next slide way too early or not at all!!

Appreciate it if anyone take a look at my file to see where on earth I am going wrong?

http://uploaded.to/?id=ekrphp

As previously mentioned all I wanted was to navigate to the next slide after either seeing a smiley face, or sad face, or a 'too late' label.

[00J]

Did you guys get to take a look at it? heh

[Stephen]

As previously mentioned all I wanted was to navigate to the next slide after either seeing a smiley face, or sad face, or a 'too late' label.

jackdaniels, here is an example file for you. Hope it helps!
Let us know if you need anymore help.

stephen1980