Keeping Score

[Mblade]

O.k. guys trying to teach myself in VB6 to start i am writing a math program for my daughter but i am having trouble with my code to keep score. the program is two random numbers that pop up in 2 txtboxes and a 3 txtbox for the answer on a 3 min timer what i want to do is keep track of how many she got right and display it at the end of the 3 min. here is the code any info you code give will be helpful and if you see any other mistakes in the code let me know.

Private Sub cmdcheck_Click()
Dim score As Integer
score = score + 1
txtscore.Text = score
Dim sum As String
x = Answer.Text
sum = val(text1.Text) + val(Text2.Text)
 
If x = sum Then
score = score + 1
MsgBox "Good Job!"
'put random number in textbox 1
text1.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd + 0)
'put random number in textbox 2
Text2.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd + 0)
'clear textbox 3 for the answer
Answer.Text = ""
 
Else
 
MsgBox "wrong"
' put random number in textbox 1
text1.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd + 0)
' put random number in textbox 2
Text2.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd + 0)
' clear textbox 3 for the answer
Answer.Text = ""
End If
End Sub

as the code is it will add one to txt.score on the first right answer but then nothing after that. Thanks in advance for any help

[jg007]

O.k. guys trying to teach myself in VB6 to start i am writing a math program for my daughter but i am having trouble with my code to keep score. the program is two random numbers that pop up in 2 txtboxes and a 3 txtbox for the answer on a 3 min timer what i want to do is keep track of how many she got right and display it at the end of the 3 min. here is the code any info you code give will be helpful and if you see any other mistakes in the code let me know.

Private Sub cmdcheck_Click()
Dim score As Integer
score = score + 1
 

as the code is it will add one to txt.score on the first right answer but then nothing after that. Thanks in advance for any help

you are using the score as an interer for this sub only and it is redimming it each time and setting it as 1

sorry probably not described well but hopefully you understand what I mean, I would ( possibly incorrectly! ) be declaring score as an integer in the class section and then using the form load to set it to 0

[Killer42]

Ignore this message. I'm just "subscribing" to the discussion thread so I can find it again later.

[jamesd0142]

Try this

  Dim score As Integer = 0
    Dim x As String = Nothing
 
 
    Private Sub Form2_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        'put random number in textbox 1
        Text1.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
        'put random number in textbox 2
        Text2.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
        'clear textbox 3 for the answer
        Answer.Text = ""
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim sum As String
        x = Answer.Text
        sum = Val(Text1.Text) + Val(Text2.Text)
 
        If x = sum Then
            score = score + 1
            MsgBox("Good Job!")
            'put random number in textbox 1
            Text1.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
            'put random number in textbox 2
            Text2.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
            'clear textbox 3 for the answer
            Answer.Text = ""
 
        Else
            MsgBox("wrong")
            ' put random number in textbox 1
            Text1.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
            ' put random number in textbox 2
            Text2.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
            ' clear textbox 3 for the answer
            Answer.Text = ""
        End If
 
        txtscore.Text = score
    End Sub
 

NOTE: your 'random' numbers will repeat everytime u restart the program, to get better randoom numbers

use something like this, to reduce the chance of repeating values.

Dim a As String
a =  System.DateTime.Now.Millisecond
 

MABY THIS WILL WORK UNLESS SOMEONE CAN SUGGEST ANY BETTER:

    Dim score As Integer = 0
    Dim x As String = Nothing
    Dim a As String
    Dim b As String
 
    Private Sub Form2_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        a = Mid(System.DateTime.Now.Millisecond, 1, 1)
        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(CInt(a) + 284)
        b = Mid(System.DateTime.Now.Millisecond, 1, 1)
        'put random number in textbox 1
        Text1.Text = a 'Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
        'put random number in textbox 2
        Text2.Text = b 'Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
        'clear textbox 3 for the answer
        Answer.Text = ""
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        a = Mid(System.DateTime.Now.Millisecond, 1, 1)
        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(CInt(a) + 284)
        b = Mid(System.DateTime.Now.Millisecond, 1, 1)
 
        Dim sum As String
        x = Answer.Text
        sum = Val(Text1.Text) + Val(Text2.Text)
 
        If x = sum Then
            score = score + 1
            MsgBox("Good Job!")
            'put random number in textbox 1
            Text1.Text = a 'Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
            'put random number in textbox 2
            Text2.Text = b 'Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
            'clear textbox 3 for the answer
            Answer.Text = ""
 
        Else
            MsgBox("wrong")
            ' put random number in textbox 1
            Text1.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
            ' put random number in textbox 2
            Text2.Text = Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)
            ' clear textbox 3 for the answer
            Answer.Text = ""
        End If
 
        txtscore.Text = score
    End Sub
 

NOTE: i did this in vb2005 but should work in vb6

[jg007]

as far as I am aware RND() generates a random value based on system time/data so should not be the same although I did used to use randomise at the start of programs but I am not sure if that was necessary

[Killer42]

as far as I am aware RND() generates a random value based on system time/data so should not be the same although I did used to use randomise at the start of programs but I am not sure if that was necessary

In VB6, you need to use the Randomize statement to seed the pseudo-random number generator. If you don't, it will produce the same series of numbers each time. I think Randomize uses the system time, unless you provide a seed.

[Killer42]

...Int((10 - 0 + 1) * Rnd() + 0)

Is this being done to illustrate what is normally added/subtracted in these circumstances, or what? Because it seems as though you could get the same result with Int(11 * Rnd()).