Re: Re: Welcome to mwforum

[Henry Wilson <henryhwilson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks. One last thing...
Is there a way to make a text box the command center?


On Mar 31, 2008, at 10:59 AM, Alain Tougas wrote:

> Hi Henry,
> Welcome home!
> About creating a lot of text boxes:
>
> to createalotoftextboxes
> doall 1
> end
>
> to doall :n
> if :n > 10 [stop]
> newtext
>    word "log :n
>    se -200 (200 - (:n * 25))
>    [100 25]
> doall :n + 1
> end
>
> newtext takes 3 inputs: the name of the text box, its position, its  
> size. The procedure above creates 10 text boxes, names log1 to  
> log10, at a position made up of -200 (for x) and a y pos calculated  
> to offset at each box, and all the same size.
> AT
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>
> Q1)I learned Microworlds EX in school, and it caught on. I then got  
> it for xmas last year, for my computer, and have since made over 25  
> games and projects. I love making games for it.
> Q2)The thing I like best about microworlds is the ability to use  
> text boxes as variables. I use them in every single one of my games/ 
> projects. I also like using this to create a kind of login system.  
> Here is the code for one of my login systems.
> Given there is a text box named currentuser, currentpassword,  
> log1user, log1pass, log2user, log2pass, log3user, log3pass,  
> log4user, log4pass, log5user, log5pass, and a page named headexchange.
> to login
> question [Username]
> setcurrentuser answer
> question "Password
> setcurrentpassword answer
> question [ID number]
> if answer = "1 [login1]
> if answer = "2 [login2]
> if answer = "3 [login3]
> if answer = "4 [login4]
> if answer = "5 [login5]
> end
>
> to login1
> if log1user = currentuser [if log1pass = currentpassword  
> [headexchange]]
> end
> to login2
> if log2user = currentuser [if log2pass = currentpassword  
> [headexchange]]
> end
> to login3
> if log3user = currentuser [if log3pass = currentpassword  
> [headexchange]]
> end
> to login4
> if log4user = currentuser [if log4pass = currentpassword  
> [headexchange]]
> end
> to login5
> if log5user = currentuser [if log5pass = currentpassword  
> [headexchange]]
> end
>
> Sometimes I find it frusterating when I have to create, lets say, 24  
> text boxes for a game with 24 levels, and name each one seperately.  
> Name text1 lvl1. Name text2 lvl2 and so on.
> Q3) I was playing a hotel game with my sister and brother and I was  
> the front desk, they were the workers. I created an amazing program  
> which books hotel reservations, lets me bill the guests, and lots  
> more. It also lets the customers log in as guest, and see their  
> bill, donate money to us, and a need place where they type in what  
> they need from us, and log out. When I log in with an employee  
> username and password, it tells me when a customer needs something.
> Also, you can change your password by typing in reset for the ID in  
> the homescreen login thing. If you visit the project online, click  
> on the set up button. Only once it lets you set the passwords and  
> usernames. And, there is a booker password, so you enter it when you  
> book a new customer.
> The project is online at freewebs.com/hotelsoftware. I attached this  
> project as a mwx file.
> I am currently working on a thing like this, except for a  
> restaurant, not a hotel.
> I did microworlds projects, 14 of them, for my science fair project.  
> These projects were done years ago, and are not nearly as good as  
> the ones I do now. The url is www.stbernards.org/fair07
> Thank You!
>
> please comment on these projects and what to improve of them
>
>
>
> henry wilson
>
> Attached the HOTEL BOOKING SERVICE PROJECT (I made it three days ago)