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Gregorian Chan Registered 12/05/2006 Points 7	12th May, 2006 at 06:41:51 - Hey Everyone. I am needing 2 questions answered regarding counters First off i will say I want one counter to display a random number between 0 and 999999 which is easy enough. But when the number is displayed if it is below 100000 it displays the numbers like this, eg: 2340 11223 etc. Is there any way i can get the counter to still display the whole 6 digits but have a zero at the front if required using the examples again 002340 and 011223. Secondly I want 5 other counters to display info feeding off the 6 digit counter. For example If the 6 digit counter randomly reads 658092 How would I go about getting the first of the 5 counters (A) to disply the first 2 digits of the counter in this case - (65), then the second counter (B) to diplay (5, (C) = (80), (D) = 09) and finally (E) = 92. Hope ppl understand Any help here would be GRREATTLY APPRECIATED - Thanx - Greg n/a
Werbad Registered 18/09/2002 Points 235	12th May, 2006 at 07:44:00 - The zero-part is not possible using counters, but you can use a string for it. It's easy to do in mmf, im not really sure how to do it in tgf though. n/a
DaVince This fool just HAD to have a custom rating Registered 04/09/2004 Points 7998	12th May, 2006 at 08:13:05 - Yup, using a string would probably the only way (at least, the only way I know of). Add a string, set put Str$(score) into it, then check the length of the string, and add a few zeros before it. Old member (~2004-2007).
David Newton (DavidN) Invisible Registered 27/10/2002 Points 8322	12th May, 2006 at 08:51:58 - Either that or uncheck "Display as background" for the counter and put in a couple of background objects that look like the counter's zeroes in front of it (this only works on things like LED-like displays where the entire background of the counter is opaque and the digits are of a fixed width). The String method (or Text Object if you're using TGF) is a much easier way to go, and also allows you to use Mid$() to get the individual values out. http://www.davidn.co.nr - Games, music, living in America
Radix hot for teacher Registered 01/10/2003 Points 3139	12th May, 2006 at 11:37:05 - The way I do it is to create an active object that displays the digits 0-9 in animation directions 0-9. Then I have a 'real value' counter, and have an Always event that sets each clone of the active to a direction equal to the value of the digit in that place in the number (using the mod function). Works great. n/a
Peblo Custom ratings must be 50 characters or less Registered 05/07/2002 Points 185	12th May, 2006 at 17:09:28 - I was gonna say divide by 1000000.0 but the other 0's go away. "Isn't it always amazing how we characterize a person's intelligence by how closely their thinking matches ours?" ~Belgarath
Werbad Registered 18/09/2002 Points 235	12th May, 2006 at 18:55:38 - Why use 6 actives when you can use one string? n/a
Radix hot for teacher Registered 01/10/2003 Points 3139	13th May, 2006 at 06:50:01 - Something called Bring to front. n/a
axel Crazy? Registered 05/02/2005 Points 4766	13th May, 2006 at 12:18:31 - use Layer Object? Edited by the Author. n/a

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