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Okay, my original intention was a letter code puzzle, like mercede's number pad 1-9 thing except slightly different. I wanted there to be three boxes with letters A,B,C,D, and E. Each three has a left arrow on the left side that goes A,E, etc... and a right arrow that goes A,B, etc. Not only that, but under each box, there was a switch. If you flip the switch and it's on the correct letter, it becomes green. Else, red. Easy to do, but all in all, that's about 20 variables and I stumbled on a problem.

Variable Procedures and Frame Properties for Box 1 ONLY(To start the 1st box at A until told it's not A)

Procedures:

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If Box1Letter1=1 Then
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(1), "A.JPG"
End If
If Box1Letter2=1 Then
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(1), "B.JPG"
End If
If Box1Letter3=1 Then
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(1), "C.JPG"
End If
If Box1Letter4=1 Then
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(1), "D.JPG"
End If
If Box1Letter5=1 Then
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(1), "E.JPG"
End If


Frame Properties:

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Box1Letter1=1
Box1Letter2=0
Box1Letter3=0
Box1Letter4=0
Box1Letter5=0

It's at the Left and Right Arrows that I stumbled upon a problem. I realised now that the problem was that when I noticed my code was this:

Box 1 Left Arrow (A to E and E to D code):

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Box1Letters=Box1Letter1+Box1Letter2+Box1Letter3+Box1Letter4+Box1Letter5
If Box1Letter1=1 then
Box1Letter1=0
Box1Letter5=1
End If
If Box1Letter5=1 then
Box1Letter5=0
Box1Letter4=1
End If

Box 1 Right Arrow (A to B and B to C code)

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Box1Letters=Box1Letter1+Box1Letter2+Box1Letter3+Box1Letter4+Box1Letter5
If Box1Letter1=1 then
Box1Letter1=0
Box1Letter2=1
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(1), "B.JPG"
End If
If Box1Letter2=1 then
Box1Letter2=0
Box1Letter3=1
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(1), "C.JPG"
End If

When I tested it, I realised that It's just unlimitly going through the chain of events. Because it wasn't completely full circle, the Left Arrow just skipped E and went to D and the Right Arrow just skipped B and went to C. I wan't it to be a little different code and to do it without the Case Select because it's just akward. So without Case Select OR removing the arrows, can anyone tell me how to fix this?

You can't avoid select case. There's no need to. I 'm fixing the whole code:
remove the variables named in the form BoxnumberLetternumber and replace them with variables named BoxnumberLetter (so you 'll need only 3 variables
I assume that the first box is the hotspot number 1

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Sub LoadNextLetter(hotspotindex)
Set localvar=GetVariableReferenceFromName("Box"+hotspotindex+"Letter")
Select Case localvar
case 1
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "A.JPG"
case 2
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "B.JPG"
case 3
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "C.JPG"
case 4
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "D.JPG"
case 5
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "E.JPG"
end select
end sub

'Frame properties:
Box1Letter=1

'Left arrow
Box1Letter=Box1Letter-1
if Box1Letter=0 then Box1Letter=5
LoadNextLetter 1

'Right arrow
Box1Letter=Box1Letter+1
if Box1Letter=6 then Box1Letter=1
LoadNextLetter 1


This should do. However I didn't have the time to test it so it could have some bugs. Don't worry. Just test it and tell me if anything doesn't go as expected and I 'll fix it yesterday

Six if you count the switches. Or 10 if you count the SwitchCorrect variables, and 11 if you count Allswitches (Switch1+Switch2+Switch3). Also, am I able to call the left and right arrows Left Arrow and Right Arrow if they're Hotspot 2 and Hotspot 3?

Also, I wasn't sure, so I did this:

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Sub LoadNextLetter(hotspotindex)
Set localvar=GetVariableReferenceFromName("Box"+hotspotindex+"Letter")
Select Case localvar
case 1
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "A.JPG"
case 2
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "B.JPG"
case 3
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "C.JPG"
case 4
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "D.JPG"
case 5
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "E.JPG"
end select
end sub

'Frame properties:
Box1Letter=1

'Hotspot 2
Box1Letter=Box1Letter-1
if Box1Letter=0 then Box1Letter=5
LoadNextLetter 1

'Hotspot 3
Box1Letter=Box1Letter+1
if Box1Letter=6 then Box1Letter=1
LoadNextLetter 1

And I got this

...

It was an error.

This should go in the vbs procedures:

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Sub LoadNextLetter(hotspotindex)
Set localvar=GetVariableReferenceFromName("Box"+hotspotindex+"Letter")
Select Case localvar
case 1
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "A.JPG"
case 2
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "B.JPG"
case 3
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "C.JPG"
case 4
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "D.JPG"
case 5
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "E.JPG"
end select
end sub

Then create the three integer variables named Box1Letter, Box2Letter, Box3Letter.

Now make sure that the first letter hotspot is hotspot number 1, the second 2 and the third 3 (you can use the right click-> send back command)

Frame properties

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Box1Letter=1
Box2Letter=2
Box3Letter=3

Left button

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Box1Letter=Box1Letter-1
if Box1Letter=0 then Box1Letter=5
LoadNextLetter 1


Replace 1 with 2 and 3 for the other left arrows

Right Button

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Box1Letter=Box1Letter+1
if Box1Letter=6 then Box1Letter=1
LoadNextLetter 1

Well, if you think it's completely right, then take a looky here!



It says, and I DIRECTLY quote:

"Error executing script:

The Scripting Engine returned the following error message

Type Mismatch: '[string: "Box"]'

Please click OK to continue or Cancel to exit the application."

Yeah, sorry 'bout that. Change this line:
Set localvar=GetVariableReferenceFromName("Box"+hotspotindex+"Letter")
to
Set localvar=GetVariableReferenceFromName("Box"+cstr(hotspotindex)+"Letter")

Anyhoo so far it is this:

Variable Procedures:

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Sub LoadNextLetter(hotspotindex)
Set localvar=GetVariableReferenceFromName("Box"+cstr(hotspotindex)+"Letter")
Select Case localvar
Case 1
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "A.JPG"
Case 2
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "B.JPG"
Case 3
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "C.JPG"
Case 4
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "D.JPG"
Case 5
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(hotspotindex), "E.JPG"
End Select
End Sub


Frame Properties (SWITCH ON IMAGE OPTIONS AND STARTING VBS):

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Box1Letter=1
Box2Letter=2
Box3Letter=3
If Switch_1_Correct=1 Then
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(7), "Switch_ON_Right.JPG"
Else
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(7), "Switch_ON_Wrong.JPG"
End If
If Switch_2_Correct=1 Then
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(8), "Switch_ON_Right.JPG"
Else
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(8), "Switch_ON_Wrong.JPG"
End If
If Switch_3_Correct=1 Then
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(9), "Switch_ON_Right.JPG"
Else
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(9), "Switch_ON_Wrong.JPG"
End If

Left Arrows and right arrows

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Box1Letter=Box1Letter-1
if Box1Letter=0 then Box1Letter=5
LoadNextLetter 1

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Box1Letter=Box1Letter+1
if Box1Letter=6 then Box1Letter=1
LoadNextLetter 1

Switches Hotspots (ON AND OFF)

Set the OFF Switch Hotspots to only appear if Switch X(1, 2, or 3) is 0 and the ON switch is the polar opposite. Also set the hotspot for OFF with a basic LEVER DOWN and the ON one with two options: red for wrong, green for great for the

OFF SWITCHES (Turn on):

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Switch_1_On=1

ON SWITCHES (Turn off):

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Switch_1_On=0

Win Code:

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AllCorrect=Switch_1_On+Switch_1_Correct+Switch_2_On+Switch_2_Correct+Switch_3_On+Switch_3_Correct
AllSwitchesOn=Switch_1_On+Switch_2_On+Switch_3_On
AllLightsGreen=Switch_1_Correct+Switch_2_Correct+Switch_3_Correct
If AllCorrect=6 then
Action.Message "Everything's in order and you completed the test!"
Else if AllSwitchesOn=3 then
Action.Message "Halfway there!"
Else if AllLightsGreen=3 then
Action.Message "You got them all correct, you forgot the switches!"
Else
Action.Message "Are you SURE?"
End If
End If
End If

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WAIT A MINUTE! What about the code? Like ABC or CAB? How do I set them individually if it's in VBS Procedures?

No, just add an if in each arrow, like this
if box1letter=2 then Switch_1_Correct=1

Where you must change 1 and 2 accordingly.
Also this code should be like this in the frame properties:
Box1Letter=1
Box2Letter=1
Box3Letter=1
LoadNextLetter 1
LoadNextLetter 2
LoadNextLetter 3

Because you want it to start on the first letter and show it

Yes, it is almost there! I believe it works, but now the switches won't turn green even when I put this in frame properties!

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If Switch_1_Correct=1 Then
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(7), "Switch_ON_Right.JPG"
Else
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(7), "Switch_ON_Wrong.JPG"
End If
If Switch_2_Correct=1 Then
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(8), "Switch_ON_Right.JPG"
Else
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(8), "Switch_ON_Wrong.JPG"
End If
If Switch_3_Correct=1 Then
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(9), "Switch_ON_Right.JPG"
Else
Action.LoadAPicture Hotspot(9), "Switch_ON_Wrong.JPG"
End If

Can you upload a sample? I can't debug it if I can't check what happens myself. You can pm me if you don't want this to be public.

Nevermind! I took out the switches and it works just fine.