Advancing cards after a random number of seconds

[coenzyme]

I would like to create a script that when a card opens it will advance to another card after a random integer of seconds in between 1 and 10.

The card script that I have written is as follows:

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on openCard
   global tWait
   put random(10) into tWait
   go to card 4 in tWait seconds
end openCard

The error message is:
card id 1011: compilation error at line 4 (Function: missing '('), char 20

I am new to LiveCode and am still getting used to the syntax, which is what I think is the cause of my problem.

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

[jacque]

Right, the syntax won't compile. You need to do the wait and then go to the card in two separate commands:

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wait random(10) seconds
go cd 4

Unless you're using tWait somewhere else in your stack, you probably don't need the global declaration.

[magice]

another option is this
send "go to cd 4" to me in random(10) seconds

[coenzyme]

Thanks! That's exactly what I needed!

[jacque]

another option is this
send "go to cd 4" to me in random(10) seconds

Does that work now? I've never been able to do that in the past.

[magice]

another option is this
send "go to cd 4" to me in random(10) seconds

Does that work now? I've never been able to do that in the past.

it worked for me when I tested it.

[jacque]

So it does. I stopped using this kind of send command a long time ago because it always failed. It must have changed when I wasn't looking. Good info to have, thanks. Your way is much more concise, and I like concise.

[magice]

So it does. I stopped using this kind of send command a long time ago because it always failed. It must have changed when I wasn't looking. Good info to have, thanks. Your way is much more concise, and I like concise.

I would love to act really smart here, but the truth is, I just didn't know enough to not try it.

[jacque]

That's what newbies are for. You help the rest of us.