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Draw event running before create event

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Neil Roberts

Guest
Hi

I have looked around for a solution to this with no luck.

I have a variable declared in a create event which is then used in the draw event of the same object. However when I run my program it gives me the "variable not set before reading it " error. I have disabled (commented out" all the code in both events and added a show_message command and discovered that the draw event runs first followed by the create event, I even added a show_message to the creation code of the instance in the room editor this one runs last of all. I am pretty sure this should not happen but it definitely is.

Any suggestions? I even created a new object with just a create and draw, and with only show_message commands and it is the same.

Forgot to mention I am using GM V1.4.1757
 
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William Dubois

Guest
Try to create an object and in the create event type this code ''image_speed = 0.1;'' (without '') after in the same object add the event ''animation end'' and now add your draw event. Is it works now?
 
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Yal

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GMC Elder
Workaround if you don't want to update: set the object to invisible in the object editor. Set visible to true in the create event. (The Draw event isn't run at all when an object is non-visible)
 
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