>>> _root.userinfo.data.6_1_11 = 1;

"Kree8R" <kree8r@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Can FlashMX use numeric only variable names?
>
> Example code:
> >>> _root.userinfo.data.6_1_11 = 1;
>
> Generates the following error:
>
> **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Preloader Actions, frame=203:Line 1: Syntax
> error.
> _root.userinfo.data.6_1_11 = 1;
>
> But is fine when I add an alphabetic character to "6_1_11" (such as
> "m6_1_11")
>
> I am working on changes for a small portion of a much larger project and
if
> their new naming system causes errors for this reason, then I will need to
> inform someone ASAP.
>
> Thanking you all in advance :-)
>
>

"Jeckyl" <Jeckyl@Hyde.com> wrote in message
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> Note: you can actually have variable whose names starting with a number ..
> but you cannot access them directly as a variable. That is because
although
> the scripting language does not allow variable that start with numbers
etc,
> the object model underneath lets you name properties with whatever string
> you like. That is basically how arrays work .. the properties of the
array
> are named by numeric names.
>
> This is how you would do it (in your case)
>
> _root.userinfo.data["6_1_11"] = 1;
>
>