Play random frames

I am trying to make the movie play random frames when it is
opened using the following script:
gotoAndStop(random(13)+2);
I managed to do this successfully using numbers in each frame
to see where the movie was but then found that when I added
content(images and movie clips) to the frames a blank screen (that
didn't exist )kept appearing at random intervals and some of the
content in certain frames was missing.
Does anyone know why this is or have an alternative script or
method I can use for the randomisation i need?
p.s I am using Flash 8

You have to wait until a frame is loaded before you can go to
it.
In the first frame:
// wait for all frames to load before jumping to random
this.onEnterFrame = function(){
if(this._framesloaded == this._totalframes){
this.onEnterFrame = undefined;
this.gotoAndStop(random(13)+2);
Alternatively, you could check if a range of frames is
loaded:
this.onEnterFrame = function(){
if(this._framesloaded >= aframenumber){...}
"Dilroy" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:e2o0s5$l61$[email protected]..
> I am trying to make the movie play random frames when it
is opened using
the
> following script:
>
> gotoAndStop(random(13)+2);
>
> I managed to do this successfully using numbers in each
frame to see
where the
> movie was but then found that when I added
content(images and movie clips)
to
> the frames a blank screen (that didn't exist )kept
appearing at random
> intervals and some of the content in certain frames was
missing.
>
> Does anyone know why this is or have an alternative
script or method I
can use
> for the randomisation i need?
>
> p.s I am using Flash 8
>
>

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"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote
in message
news:f0b17u$5ot$[email protected]..
> Hello--I am an architecture student and I am having
problems with my Flash
> website. I have uploaded my half-done website on
>
http://ilocker.bsu.edu/users/msgoyak/WORLD_SHARED/
>
> My animations end on frame 311, where I have five
buttons linking to
> different
> frames (The Resume button links to 312 and the About Me
button links to
> 313
> using
> on (release) {gotoAndPlay(frame number);
>
> }
> I also have "back" buttons on 312 and 313 which link
back to 311. All
> three
> frames have the stop command applied.
> My problem: Whenever I publish and try to click on
Resume or About Me, it
> will
> only play to 312 due to the stop command, thereby not
allowing me to get
> to the
> About Me frame (313). I have tried taking away the stop
command but then
> when I
> click on the About Me button the timeline plays through
312 to get to 313
> and
> you can actually see it flash through on-screen. I just
want ithese
> buttons to
> jump to their respective frames and stop, without seeing
anything
> in-between or
> stopping where it shouldn't. Is there a specific actions
script that
> needs to
> be applied or would it be easier to create new flash
documents for each
> link?
>
> Hopefully someone can help m after viewing the website
itself.
> I have version 7 MX 2004.
> Thank you if you can provide any feedback!!!!!!
Hopefully this frustration
> thing can be corrected.
>
>

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