change [(C) Number] by (1)
if <[(C) Number] = [1]> then
add [Amazing] to [numbertoword]

end

skitzoid wrote:

I have noticed that you can only have numbers in cloud variables, but there are ways to convert words to numbers so that they can be used in cloud variables. Anyone know a good tutorial or can make one?

MiiandMario wrote:

Unfortunately, you can't actually put words in a cloud variable. But there is another method. Instead of having words use numbers like shown below. (P.S.
(C) is a cloud)

change [(C) Number] by (1)
if <[(C) Number] = [1]> then
add [Amazing] to [numbertoword]

end

skitzoid wrote:

I understand, but it would be very difficult to use that method if you wanted to record a persons username. I am developing a way currently that should work, i just wanted to see if there were easier ways. thanks for the help though!

deck26 wrote:

Any ‘cloud list’ project is presumably doing this so search for those. The basic method is to look at each letter in turn and convert it to a 2-digit number by comparing it either to each item in a list (containing a, b, c, d etc) or each letter of a text variable like ‘abcdefg….’. Make sure you use leading zeroes if you would get a one digit number. So ‘deck’ would probably encode to ‘04050311’. You also need to encode numbers which are part of the username in the same way or you could quickly check if the character is a digit and add 90 to it if it is so ‘deck26’ becomes ‘040503119296’.

Finally you need some way of telling when one username is finished and another begins. Most people use something like ‘00’ as a separator but in my cloud list I stored the length of the username before each one which means I can quickly look through for one of a specific length - eg to see if the current username is in the list.

amylaser wrote:

Here's a tutorial: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/91772/

Also, if you want, you can check out the encoding and decoding custom blocks inside the “cloud text” sprite of this project of mine: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/117755523/ It only encodes a single username, just like what you seem to be looking for