endless loop in screen script - Prowler Productions

  Prowler Productions
  Dink Smallwood Forum
  endless loop in screen script

profile | register | faq

Author Topic:   endless loop in screen script

Tamtur posted 05-31- 12:03 PM CT (US)
I ended up attaching the random-number script to screen 2. The bulk of the program is on screen 1. Theoretically, the user clicks the randomize button, it pops over to screen 2 (with a please wait sign), then when it's finished, it pops back to screen 1 all set to go.
Unfortunately, what my script is doing is running all the way through, then starting over again. The "final numbers" do pop up on the screen, then it tries to rerun the script. Here is the end of the main procedure where it's supposed to go back to screen 1:
...
say_xy("final numbers are &01word, &02word, &03word, &04word", 100, 150);
say_xy("&05word, &06word, &07word, &08word", 100, 200);
say_xy("&09word, &10word, &11word, &12word", 100, 250);
&myrnd = 1;
&track = 1;
wait (500);
sp_x(1, 300);
sp_y(1, 300);
unfreeze(1);
&playermap = 1;
load_screen();
draw_screen();
draw_status();
}
}
I don't think there's anything wrong with it, I think it's because it's attached to a room. Suggestions?
FF4LIFE posted 05-31- 05:46 PM CT (US)
Try putting either a return; or a Kill_this_task(); at the end.

Hop to:

Contact Us | Prowler Productions

Powered by: Ultimate Bulletin Board, Freeware Version 5.10a
Purchase our Licensed Version- which adds many more features!
© Infopop Corporation (formerly Madrona Park, Inc.), 1998 - 2000.

Author	Topic: endless loop in screen script
Tamtur	posted 05-31- 12:03 PM CT (US) I ended up attaching the random-number script to screen 2. The bulk of the program is on screen 1. Theoretically, the user clicks the randomize button, it pops over to screen 2 (with a please wait sign), then when it's finished, it pops back to screen 1 all set to go. Unfortunately, what my script is doing is running all the way through, then starting over again. The "final numbers" do pop up on the screen, then it tries to rerun the script. Here is the end of the main procedure where it's supposed to go back to screen 1: ... say_xy("final numbers are &01word, &02word, &03word, &04word", 100, 150); say_xy("&05word, &06word, &07word, &08word", 100, 200); say_xy("&09word, &10word, &11word, &12word", 100, 250); &myrnd = 1; &track = 1; wait (500); sp_x(1, 300); sp_y(1, 300); unfreeze(1); &playermap = 1; load_screen(); draw_screen(); draw_status(); } } I don't think there's anything wrong with it, I think it's because it's attached to a room. Suggestions?
FF4LIFE	posted 05-31- 05:46 PM CT (US) Try putting either a return; or a Kill_this_task(); at the end.