How to display paragraph?

[Alpha]

Hi, all...
I have this problem :

I have a string object named "Game Text" and it has 20 paragraphs.
I have an active object with an alterable value named "answer".

What I want to do is this :
When the player hits the "A" Button, the "Game Text" is displayed according to the number stored in the alterable value "answer".

So, for example...

+Button "A" is pressed
+Answer = 1
Then... display paragraph 1 of Game Text

+Button "A" is pressed
+Answer = 2
Then... display paragraph 2 of Game Text

+Button "A" is pressed
+Answer = 14
Then... display paragraph 14 of Game Text

etc....

I tought that was pretty easy if I use the "use a calculation" function of the string object.

I tried with :
+Button "A" is pressed
+Answer > 0
Then... display paragraph (Answer)

The problem is that it does not matter which formula I put in there... the text will always display the first paragraph of the string!


Somebody can help?
Thank you in advance!

[Keli]

Hi

Is this what you are thinking of

http://www.engjaskoli.is/images/stories/lyfta/para.mfa

Keli

[Alpha]

Thank you for the answer,

No, because you didn't used the "use a calculation" function.
You used 3 line of codes to display the paragraph.
If Value is 1, then display paragraph 1
If Value is 2, then display paragraph 2
If Value is 3, then display paragraph 3

What I need to do is exactly what you did in your example but using only 1 line of code
If Value is X, then display paragraph X

To do this I must use the "use a calculation" function that you can select when you're asked which paragraph to display.
The problem is that regardless of what you put in, it will always display paragraph 1.

Ani ideas?

[Olivier]

Somewhere in your code you must increment your alterable value. I suggest the following: (pseudo code)

•Button "A" is pressed
   Add 1 to Answer
   Display paragraph (Answer)

[maVado]

Easy!

here you go:

http://www.mediafire.com/?nd40xvlzjlk

[maVado]

Sorry my last one was crap:

here you go

25 buttons, two lines of code

http://www.mediafire.com/?mzhod3gumnn

[Alpha]

Thank you guys for the answer.
We're getting near to the problem.

Both Olivier and MaVado found a solution but unfortunately that does not solve my problem because you didn't displayed the text using "display text" but using "display paragraph".
Mavado, in your example you used the "Set Paragraph" function and not the "Display Text" function.
The set paragraph function is working for me too but I need to use the display text function.

So why if you "display text" using the formula you used for the "set paragraph", you will always see paragraph 1, regardless of the alterable value A of your active?

Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
Hope someone knows the answer T_T

Thank you in advance!

[maVado]

Hmm, I just checked, this a bug!

As a workaround I suggest using the last example I posted and change the X/Y postion to you needs.

[Alpha]

Awwww!
Thank you Mavado.
I will surely use the example you posted