problem with firing with pictures

[winnie:)]

basically what I have is an image to use so that when you fire with the space bar it will shoot out. I got it to exit when the bullet reaches a certain place but then when it exits the picture arrives there as well. I know it has something to do with the variables because I used x and y for pictures and the bullets but I have no clue on how to get around it . Any ideas or is this even possible? Here is a quick snippet of the code:

code:

if move = chr (32) then         loop                     drawfilloval (x+25, y+75, 3, 3, blue)             drawfilloval (x+25, y+75, 2, 2, yellow)                         delay (10)                         x:= x+5             if  x> 600 then exit                                     end if         end loop

[TokenHerbz]

Use different variables, Why would you share the x,y location with a gun and the bullet which moves away.

What you should do is create the bullets variables to use instead, thus leaving your picture where it should be, and moving the bullet to where it should be.

Edit: typing errors.

[winnie:)]

I get what your saying but then if I declare the bullets as different variables how can I get them to come out of the picture? I checked the tutorials but i didn't see anything. Maybe because it so simple

Edit: I changed the variables but then a number of other problems occurred such as it only fired once and the place where the bullet comes out of stays stationary so if the picture moves, the bullet doesn't. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[TokenHerbz]

Alright, So if you have knowledge of flexible arrays, i recommend you use those for spawning and deleting your bullets. If not, your next best option is the following.

basically what you need to do is when you shoot your bullet, you have to declare and set your bullets spawn vars to where the the gun tip is. From there you use your procedure or function to move the bullet, where you get out of the loop when the bullets done moving. The latter is problematic and restricts your game.

Look up flexible arrays, If you have a good understanding of normal arrays, and 2D arrays, this shouldn't be a difficult learning curve.

Heres the link for a great tut on arrays:
http://compsci.ca/v3/viewtopic.php?t=14333

[winnie:)]

thank you for the help.