Help with shared objects...again...

Question

Okay, I've been looking at a really good tutorial for shared objects in AS2, and I think I've gotten the basic concept down of how they work... now the problem lies in just integrating it into what I already have, which is making my brain hurt.  Basically its for a quiz game, which will have a dynamic scoreboard.  I want the scores in the shared object to update when the submit button is pressed, and then have the new values loaded into text boxes.  Displaying the values is going to be the easy part, its just updating them is what my brain doesnt want to wrap itself around.  Here is the array I have at the moment (yes, horribly inefficient, but the last time I actually did any coding before this was over 2 years ago when I was still a computer science major... with all of 4 actual Comp Sci courses under my belt -_-)
scores= new Array();
names= new Array();
insert=function() {
     var newscore;
     var newname;
     newscore=0
     newscore=_global.correct;
     if (newscore > scores[0]) {
         scores[14]=scores[13];
         scores[13]=scores[12];
         scores[12]=scores[11];
         scores[11]=scores[10];
         scores[10]=scores[9];
         scores[9]=scores[8];
         scores[8]=scores[7];
         scores[7]=scores[6];
         scores[6]=scores[5];
         scores[5]=scores[4];
         scores[4]=scores[3];
         scores[3]=scores[2];
         scores[2]=scores[1];
         scores[1]=scores[0];
         scores[0]=newscore;
         names[14]=names[13];
         names[13]=names[12];
         names[12]=names[11];
         names[11]=names[10];
         names[10]=names[9];
         names[9]=names[8];
         names[8]=names[7];
         names[7]=names[6];
         names[6]=names[5];
         names[5]=names[4];
         names[4]=names[3];
         names[3]=names[2];
         names[2]=names[1];
         names[1]=names[0];
         names[0]=newname;
         else if (newscore > scores[1]) {
         scores[14]=scores[13];
         scores[13]=scores[12];
         scores[12]=scores[11];
         scores[11]=scores[10];
         scores[10]=scores[9];
         scores[9]=scores[8];
         scores[8]=scores[7];
         scores[7]=scores[6];
         scores[6]=scores[5];
         scores[5]=scores[4];
         scores[4]=scores[3];
         scores[3]=scores[2];
         scores[2]=scores[1];
         scores[1]=newscore
         names[14]=names[13];
         names[13]=names[12];
         names[12]=names[11];
         names[11]=names[10];
         names[10]=names[9];
         names[9]=names[8];
         names[8]=names[7];
         names[7]=names[6];
         names[6]=names[5];
         names[5]=names[4];
         names[4]=names[3];
         names[3]=names[2];
         names[2]=names[1];
         names[1]=newname;
Continues all the way down to scores[14]
Now, if I wanted this to pull data from the shared object, would I just put user_so.score[3]=user_so.score[2] for instance?  Or would I run the array and just update the new valued individually once the array insertion function completes?  THe problem with the latter is that it's not directly accessing the shared object so I'd need to find a way to pull them out into other variables first, and this is about the point where my brain just decides to short out on me and stop working alltogether...yay...
So yea, any help on this would be much appreciated.
also, would the array have to be declared within the shared object as well?  If so, how would I do that exactly?  Probably something so simple but the fact that it's shared objects is throwing me off...

Answer 1

Ok, the shared object WAS working just fine until I had the banner start referencing it.  Then the quiz began giving me syntax errors like crazy, and even when the banner isnt runnit it gives me issues.
user_so.data.soArray[0]=scores[0];
user_so.data.soArray[1]=scores[1];
user_so.data.soArray[2]=scores[2];
user_so.data.soArray[3]=scores[3];
user_so.data.soArray[4]=scores[4];
user_so.data.soArray[5]=scores[5];
user_so.data.soArray[6]=scores[6];
user_so.data.soArray[7]=scores[7];
user_so.data.soArray[8]=scores[8];
user_so.data.soArray[9]=scores[9];
user_so.data.soArray[10]=scores[10];
user_so.data.soArray[11]=scores[11];
user_so.data.soArray[12]=scores12];
user_so.data.soArray[13]=scores[13];
user_so.data.soArray[14]=scores[14];
    _global.player= "Input Name";
    player.text=_global.player;
    _global.correct= 0;
    phrase=" ";
gotoAndStop (1);
these are the lines it's telling me I need an on handler for, which I do have, at the very start of the entire code.
Ive counted the brackets and those seem to line up, but I'll double check again.  The code is on the submit button itself (yes I know it's poor coding form, but this is how I learned it and what I'm used to, and since I'm on a bit of a time schedule now isn't the time to completely re-learn the proper conventions and etiquite of coding in flash).
on (release) {
    if (user_so.data.tname!=undefined){
        user_so.data.tname = _global.player;
        user_so.data.newscore = _global.correct;
        insert=function() {
    var newscore;
    var newname;
    newscore=0
    newscore=_global.correct;
    if (newscore > scores[0]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=scores[10];
        scores[10]=scores[9];
        scores[9]=scores[8];
        scores[8]=scores[7];
        scores[7]=scores[6];
        scores[6]=scores[5];
        scores[5]=scores[4];
        scores[4]=scores[3];
        scores[3]=scores[2];
        scores[2]=scores[1];
        scores[1]=scores[0];
        scores[0]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=names[10];
        names[10]=names[9];
        names[9]=names[8];
        names[8]=names[7];
        names[7]=names[6];
        names[6]=names[5];
        names[5]=names[4];
        names[4]=names[3];
        names[3]=names[2];
        names[2]=names[1];
        names[1]=names[0];
        names[0]=newname;
        else if (newscore > scores[1]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=scores[10];
        scores[10]=scores[9];
        scores[9]=scores[8];
        scores[8]=scores[7];
        scores[7]=scores[6];
        scores[6]=scores[5];
        scores[5]=scores[4];
        scores[4]=scores[3];
        scores[3]=scores[2];
        scores[2]=scores[1];
        scores[1]=newscore
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=names[10];
        names[10]=names[9];
        names[9]=names[8];
        names[8]=names[7];
        names[7]=names[6];
        names[6]=names[5];
        names[5]=names[4];
        names[4]=names[3];
        names[3]=names[2];
        names[2]=names[1];
        names[1]=newname;
    else if (newscore > scores[2]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=scores[10];
        scores[10]=scores[9];
        scores[9]=scores[8];
        scores[8]=scores[7];
        scores[7]=scores[6];
        scores[6]=scores[5];
        scores[5]=scores[4];
        scores[4]=scores[3];
        scores[3]=scores[2];
        scores[2]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=names[10];
        names[10]=names[9];
        names[9]=names[8];
        names[8]=names[7];
        names[7]=names[6];
        names[6]=names[5];
        names[5]=names[4];
        names[4]=names[3];
        names[3]=names[2];
        names[2]=newname;
        else if (newscore > scores[3]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=scores[10];
        scores[10]=scores[9];
        scores[9]=scores[8];
        scores[8]=scores[7];
        scores[7]=scores[6];
        scores[6]=scores[5];
        scores[5]=scores[4];
        scores[4]=scores[3];
        scores[3]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=names[10];
        names[10]=names[9];
        names[9]=names[8];
        names[8]=names[7];
        names[7]=names[6];
        names[6]=names[5];
        names[5]=names[4];
        names[4]=names[3];
        names[3]=newname;
        else if (newscore > scores[4]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=scores[10];
        scores[10]=scores[9];
        scores[9]=scores[8];
        scores[8]=scores[7];
        scores[7]=scores[6];
        scores[6]=scores[5];
        scores[5]=scores[4];
        scores[4]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=names[10];
        names[10]=names[9];
        names[9]=names[8];
        names[8]=names[7];
        names[7]=names[6];
        names[6]=names[5];
        names[5]=names[4];
        names[4]=newname;
        else if (newscore > scores[5]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=scores[10];
        scores[10]=scores[9];
        scores[9]=scores[8];
        scores[8]=scores[7];
        scores[7]=scores[6];
        scores[6]=scores[5];
        scores[5]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=names[10];
        names[10]=names[9];
        names[9]=names[8];
        names[8]=names[7];
        names[7]=names[6];
        names[6]=names[5];
        names[5]=newname;
        else if (newscore > scores[6]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=scores[10];
        scores[10]=scores[9];
        scores[9]=scores[8];
        scores[8]=scores[7];
        scores[7]=scores[6];
        scores[6]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=names[10];
        names[10]=names[9];
        names[9]=names[8];
        names[8]=names[7];
        names[7]=names[6];
        names[6]=newname;
            else if (newscore > scores[7]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=scores[10];
        scores[10]=scores[9];
        scores[9]=scores[8];
        scores[8]=scores[7];
        scores[7]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=names[10];
        names[10]=names[9];
        names[9]=names[8];
        names[8]=names[7];
        names[7]=newname;
                else if (newscore > scores[8]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=scores[10];
        scores[10]=scores[9];
        scores[9]=scores[8];
        scores[8]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=names[10];
        names[10]=names[9];
        names[9]=names[8];
        names[8]=newname;
                    else if (newscore > scores[9]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=scores[10];
        scores[10]=scores[9];
        scores[9]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=names[10];
        names[10]=names[9];
        names[9]=newname;
                        else if (newscore > scores[10]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=scores[10];
        scores[10]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=names[10];
        names[10]=newname;
                            else if (newscore > scores[11]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=scores[11];
        scores[11]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=names[11];
        names[11]=newname;
                                else if (newscore > scores[12]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=scores[12];
        scores[12]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=names[12];
        names[12]=newname;
                                else if (newscore > scores[13]) {
        scores[14]=scores[13];
        scores[13]=newscore;
        names[14]=names[13];
        names[13]=newname;
                                    else if (newscore > scores[14]) {
        scores[14]=newscore;
        names[14]=newname;
    else {
        user_so.data.tname = _global.player;
        user_so.data.newscore = _global.correct;
        scores[0]=user_so.data.newscore;
        names[0]=user_so.data.tname;
user_so.data.soArray[0]=scores[0];
user_so.data.soArray[1]=scores[1];
user_so.data.soArray[2]=scores[2];
user_so.data.soArray[3]=scores[3];
user_so.data.soArray[4]=scores[4];
user_so.data.soArray[5]=scores[5];
user_so.data.soArray[6]=scores[6];
user_so.data.soArray[7]=scores[7];
user_so.data.soArray[8]=scores[8];
user_so.data.soArray[9]=scores[9];
user_so.data.soArray[10]=scores[10];
user_so.data.soArray[11]=scores[11];
user_so.data.soArray[12]=scores12];
user_so.data.soArray[13]=scores[13];
user_so.data.soArray[14]=scores[14];
    _global.player= "Input Name";
    player.text=_global.player;
    _global.correct= 0;
    phrase=" ";
gotoAndStop (1);