General Discussion

Imagine a game where a number of blank squares appear on the screen under a question, ala wheel of fortune. Contestant starts guessing letter rapid fire up to a max 0f 10 guesses. I have a dashboard that holds 27 buttons per row (A-Z and blank default). As the operator clicks on a given letter it sets Data1 value. Meanwhile the answer text is fed by an excel sheet. So, on OnSetText for the DATA1 field I have the following script.

dim letter1 as xpTextObject
dim letter1Vis as xpBaseObject
dim Data1 as xpTextObject

engine.getobjectbyname("LETTER 1",letter1)
engine.getobjectbyname("LETTER 1",letter1Vis)
engine.getobjectbyname("DATA_1", Data1)

if Data1.text = letter1.Text then
letter1Vis.Visible = true

else
letter1Vis.Visible = false

end if

A simple visibility switch based on whether two data field match. I think I am missing something simple and small. Helping out a fellow designer.

Thanks in advance

I have also tried self.getobjectbyname  and I have tried if text = letter1.text. It works using visual logic but this could really bog down if the answer is a long one.

Imagine a game where a number of blank squares appear on the screen under a question, ala wheel of fortune. Contestant starts guessing letter rapid fire up to a max 0f 10 guesses. I have a dashboard that holds 27 buttons per row (A-Z and blank default). As the operator clicks on a given letter it sets Data1 value. Meanwhile the answer text is fed by an excel sheet. So, on OnSetText for the DATA1 field I have the following script.

dim letter1 as xpTextObject
dim letter1Vis as xpBaseObject
dim Data1 as xpTextObject

engine.getobjectbyname("LETTER 1",letter1)
engine.getobjectbyname("LETTER 1",letter1Vis)
engine.getobjectbyname("DATA_1", Data1)

if Data1.text = letter1.Text then
letter1Vis.Visible = true

else
letter1Vis.Visible = false

end if

A simple visibility switch based on whether two data field match. I think I am missing something simple and small. Helping out a fellow designer.

Thanks in advance

Where is this script running?

Are you using the debug monitor to help you? 

I have also tried self.getobjectbyname  and I have tried if text = letter1.text. It works using visual logic but this could really bog down if the answer is a long one.

Imagine a game where a number of blank squares appear on the screen under a question, ala wheel of fortune. Contestant starts guessing letter rapid fire up to a max 0f 10 guesses. I have a dashboard that holds 27 buttons per row (A-Z and blank default). As the operator clicks on a given letter it sets Data1 value. Meanwhile the answer text is fed by an excel sheet. So, on OnSetText for the DATA1 field I have the following script.

dim letter1 as xpTextObject
dim letter1Vis as xpBaseObject
dim Data1 as xpTextObject

engine.getobjectbyname("LETTER 1",letter1)
engine.getobjectbyname("LETTER 1",letter1Vis)
engine.getobjectbyname("DATA_1", Data1)

if Data1.text = letter1.Text then
letter1Vis.Visible = true

else
letter1Vis.Visible = false

end if

A simple visibility switch based on whether two data field match. I think I am missing something simple and small. Helping out a fellow designer.

Thanks in advance

Hi Red,

The script is on a text object "DATA_GUESS1". It is linked to a dashboard with 26 letters in the parameter and toggle buttons. It should compare it's value to the value of a text object in the scene that is the first letter of the answer. "TXT_Letter1". That text object is tied to an excel sheet. No, I haven't turned on debug. 

Where is this script running?

Are you using the debug monitor to help you? 

I have also tried self.getobjectbyname  and I have tried if text = letter1.text. It works using visual logic but this could really bog down if the answer is a long one.

Imagine a game where a number of blank squares appear on the screen under a question, ala wheel of fortune. Contestant starts guessing letter rapid fire up to a max 0f 10 guesses. I have a dashboard that holds 27 buttons per row (A-Z and blank default). As the operator clicks on a given letter it sets Data1 value. Meanwhile the answer text is fed by an excel sheet. So, on OnSetText for the DATA1 field I have the following script.

dim letter1 as xpTextObject
dim letter1Vis as xpBaseObject
dim Data1 as xpTextObject

engine.getobjectbyname("LETTER 1",letter1)
engine.getobjectbyname("LETTER 1",letter1Vis)
engine.getobjectbyname("DATA_1", Data1)

if Data1.text = letter1.Text then
letter1Vis.Visible = true

else
letter1Vis.Visible = false

end if

A simple visibility switch based on whether two data field match. I think I am missing something simple and small. Helping out a fellow designer.

Thanks in advance

if it is running in a text object then the "self" would be the text object and "scene" would be the scene so it would be; 

scene.getobjectbyname("LETTER 1",letter1)

Hi Red,

The script is on a text object "DATA_GUESS1". It is linked to a dashboard with 26 letters in the parameter and toggle buttons. It should compare it's value to the value of a text object in the scene that is the first letter of the answer. "TXT_Letter1". That text object is tied to an excel sheet. No, I haven't turned on debug. 

Where is this script running?

Are you using the debug monitor to help you? 

I have also tried self.getobjectbyname  and I have tried if text = letter1.text. It works using visual logic but this could really bog down if the answer is a long one.

Imagine a game where a number of blank squares appear on the screen under a question, ala wheel of fortune. Contestant starts guessing letter rapid fire up to a max 0f 10 guesses. I have a dashboard that holds 27 buttons per row (A-Z and blank default). As the operator clicks on a given letter it sets Data1 value. Meanwhile the answer text is fed by an excel sheet. So, on OnSetText for the DATA1 field I have the following script.

dim letter1 as xpTextObject
dim letter1Vis as xpBaseObject
dim Data1 as xpTextObject

engine.getobjectbyname("LETTER 1",letter1)
engine.getobjectbyname("LETTER 1",letter1Vis)
engine.getobjectbyname("DATA_1", Data1)

if Data1.text = letter1.Text then
letter1Vis.Visible = true

else
letter1Vis.Visible = false

end if

A simple visibility switch based on whether two data field match. I think I am missing something simple and small. Helping out a fellow designer.

Thanks in advance