Tweaking the code

There is an option within 2DIY that gives you more of an idea of the ActionScript code used within the program. To activate this option you need to work through the following instructions;

• Run the latest version of 2DIY and then exit it – this will populate the .ini file if it has not been populated already.

• While 2DIY is not running, open the .ini file with Notepad. You can find the .ini file by browsing to C:\Program Files\2Simple Software\2DIY\2diy.ini

• The 2nd to last entry in the list is labelled as “outputCodeAsFile=False”. Change the value of this to true, save the .ini file and then exit it.

• Now run 2DIY, create an activity and press play.

• A text file named “2diy code.txt” will be created in your My Documents folder.

This text file will contain any AS code you have added as well as a lot which 2DIY adds in itself – this will differ, depending on which activity or game is used. You can see what code is used, and can experiment with making changes within the activities and see the results.

Thanks to Dan and Max at 2Simple who informed me of this feature last year, and have allowed it to be passed on for others to use as well.