Scratch

when gf clicked
set (fun times) to 10
set (herderp) to 0
set(herp) to herp
set (derp) to derp
repeat until <join<( herp ) (derp) > = (fun times)>
say [I am performing an action.] for 1 seconds
change (herpderp) by 1
end

Clearly I am not very good at in-post scratch blocks, but I think you can understand what I am getting at here (Please don't tell me about how I'm bad at them or tell me how to do the correct formatting for them; that's not why I made this thread).  This program here does what I want it to.  The program says it's phrase until herpderp gets to 10, then it stops.  No big deal, right?  The problem arises when you try to use characters instead of numbers.

*EDIT*
Actually ignore that whole paragraph.  It doesn't work.  I'm just even more confused.

when gf clicked
set (fun times) to lulz
set (herderp) to NO
set(herp) to herp
set (derp) to derp
repeat until <join<( herp ) (derp) > = (fun times)>
say [I am performing an action.] for 1 seconds
end

when gf clicked
wait 10 seconds
set herpderp to lulz

Now, you would think that the program would wait be saying the phrase for 10 seconds until herpderp got set to lulz, and then the program would end.  But no.  It just keeps on going, because I assume it thinks that a variable with characters (a string, in other words) is just 0 when used in a number block.  And 0 of course never equals lulz.

Also, when you use string variables in other operators, for example:

when gf clicked
set (herp) to herp
set (herp) to derp
set (herpderp) to 5
set lulz to 10 - <join (herp) (derp)> 

It should be 5, right?  Nope.  It's 10, because a string equals 0.

Does anyone know how to help me?  The reason I am asking is because I'm working on this
(Note: some content may be inappropriate for younger viewers (there's some red stuff, who knows what it is though?) so view at your own risk)

As you can see I just made an enemy and I plan on making a lot more of them.  However, I don't want to spend all my time replacing variables- I would rather "optimize" so to speak, my scripts so that I can simply have something like:

when gf clicked
set (Enemy 1 weapon) to fists // public string in sprite 1

when gf clicked 
set (my name) to Enemy 1  //private string in sprite 2
set (weapon) to weapon // private string sprite 2

if < <join  (my name) (weapon) > = fists >
 perform x action
end

What I would like to happen is that my sprite "Enemy 1" will see that "Enemy 1 + weapon" (or, Enemy 1 weapon, a public string I declared in a different sprite) equals "fists" so that it can know to perform the intended action.  But it doesn't.  So again, if anyone knows how to help me that would be great.  And by the way, I already read this and I didn't find it particularly helpful.




*Edit* I think I figured it all out.  You can't use "join" to call variables, you can only use it to indicate things like "go to <join (mouse-) (pointer)>" but I might be wrong, if anyone can confirm/deny then thanks.

Last edited by radicalace (2012-09-28 23:44:25)