Asking too much and getting a "stack over flow error"

Question

I’m having AS3 create 12 random var (play1, play2, etc) and then I ask it to average the 12 vars (numbers) until I get a specific average number. When I run this in AS2 I get the “script time error, keep running?” question. I tell it to keep running and eventually AS2 finds the right set of 12 numbers to equal a specific average number. In AS3 I get a “stack over flow error”. I know that all my AS3 swf needs is just more time to find it.
Any ideas for a fix?

Answer 1

// set AvgLenght if it is undefined
if (!AvgLenght) {
    var AvgLenght:Number = 4.5;
    ShowAvgLenght.text = String(AvgLenght);
// build play lengths//
var Hteamplay1:int = Math.random() * 5;
var Hteamplay2:int = Math.random() * 5;
var Hteamplay3:int = Math.random() * 5;
var Hteamplay4:int = Math.random() * 5;
var Hteamplay5:int = Math.random() * 10;
var Hteamplay6:int = Math.random() * 10;
var Hteamplay7:int = Math.random() * 10;
var Hteamplay8:int = Math.random() * 10;
var Hteamplay9:int = Math.random() * 20;
var Hteamplay10:int = Math.random() * 20;
var Hteamplay11:int = Math.random() * 50;
var Hteamplay12:int = Math.random() * 100;
trace("12 play sets", Hteamplay1, Hteamplay2, Hteamplay3, Hteamplay4, Hteamplay5, Hteamplay6, Hteamplay7, Hteamplay8, Hteamplay9, Hteamplay10, Hteamplay11, Hteamplay12);
var playsum:Number = (Hteamplay1 + Hteamplay2 + Hteamplay3 + Hteamplay4 + Hteamplay5 + Hteamplay6 + Hteamplay7 + Hteamplay8 + Hteamplay9 + Hteamplay10 + Hteamplay11 + Hteamplay12);
var PlaySets:Number = playsum / 12;
trace ("Average of all plays:", PlaySets)
if (PlaySets >= AvgLenght && PlaySets <= AvgLenght + .1) {
    gotoAndStop("Equals target avg");
    ShowAvgLenght.text = String(AvgLenght);
} else
nextFrame();
// The next frame "goes to and plays this frame
// ShowAvgLenght.text = String(AvgLenght);
trace("AvgLenght:", AvgLenght);
the code work with higher "AvgLenght",a lower "AvgLenght" takes longer and I get the below error:
output:
12 play sets 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 7 16 16 25 17
Average of all plays: 7.583333333333333
AvgLenght: 2
tried: 3489
12 play sets 0 4 4 0 3 4 1 2 19 9 10 30
Average of all plays: 7.166666666666667
AvgLenght: 2
Error: Error #1023: Stack overflow occurred.
tried: 3490
Error: Error #1023: Stack overflow occurred.
Error: Error #1023: Stack overflow occurred.