Retrieving and Displaying Text from an Array

[markmack]

Hi guys,

I'm new to Fusion 2.5 and am in the process of porting my Actionscript-based game to this platform. It's going pretty well, but I'm struggling with a couple of things that seem like they should be simple.

1. I have character data stored in arrays, and want to retrieve something -- let's say, the character's name -- and display it on-screen when a menu is opened. How might I accomplish this? I've beat my head against the string object and it seems like I can only change it to pre-existing paragraphs.

2. My character data arrays are set to global. It seems like I need to paste them into multiple frames to have access to them. If I update the array in one frame, will the instances of the array in other frames also change?

Thanks in advance! I have a feeling I'm missing an obvious solution here.

[Kimera]

In the string object you can change it by using Chance Alterable String. That should get you want you want.

I do think you need to have the array in each frame.

Hope this helps...

[markmack]

Wow, I could have sworn I tried that before and it threw a syntax error, but sure enough, it worked this time. Thanks a lot for your help!

[Kimera]

No worries, glad I could be of some help to you. Have a great day!