Problem with Tutorial code

[dk]

Hello,
I am trying to follow the Hippo turorial on setting the speed of a project so that it plays at a constant for all browsers.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgdcR6us6f4#t=260

I am having a hard time trying to copy the code as it is in low res and I am getting an error message so I must be writing something wrong. I am trying to set a background to scroll at a constant speed in all browsers but the error message I am getting is this:

Error2: On Update: A "new" was expected.

Here is the On Update code I used.

var NewTime= Date();
var Change=NewTime.getTime()-LastTime.getTime();
LastTime = NewTime;
BG.X+=Dir*Change*Speed;

Here is the General code I used.

var Dir=0;
var.LastTime=new Date();
var Speed=.1;

Can someone please tell me where I went wrong?

Thanks
dk

[Hippani]

var.LastTime

should be...

var LastTime

(no . )

[dk]

Hi Gordon.
I changed the var and still getting error. Error 1: On Update a "new" was expected

My General code:

var Dir=0;
var LastTime=new Date();
var Speed= 1;

The entire Update code:

var NewTime= Date();
var Change=NewTime.getTime()-LastTime.getTime();
LastTime = NewTime;
BG.X+=Dir*Change*Speed;
DOOR.X+=Dir*Change*Speed;
ENTER.X+=Dir*Change*Speed;
if(DOOR.X>(300-50) && DOOR.X<(300+50)){
ENTER.Visible=true;
}
else{
ENTER.Visible=false;
}



Not sure what's happening....without the code it works fine.
I also rechecked the syntax for errors with Jlint and it looks ok?

dk

[Hippani]

Is there any chance you could send me the .hani to test?

[dk]

Hi Gordon,
Sure...thanks for looking. It's most likely my error seeing I am fumbling my way through things.
Also the Background (Script ID BG) has stopped scrolling as well.

TUR-KEY004PROB.hani (663.15 KB)

dk

[Hippani]

Sorry I missed this looking at your code.

var NewTime=new Date();

[Hippani]

Also, this code has been updated since then, due to a new feature. You no longer need to calculate change. The value TimeChange is included automatically.


BG.X+=Dir*TimeChange*Speed;
DOOR.X+=Dir*TimeChange*Speed;
ENTER.X+=Dir*TimeChange*Speed;
if(DOOR.X>(300-50) && DOOR.X<(300+50)){
ENTER.Visible=true;
}
else{
ENTER.Visible=false;
}

[dk]

Hi Gordon,
Fantastic! Many thanks it works perfectly now.

Regards
dk