How to define image to a Variable? SOLVED

[NickelBuckle9]

So, I figured out how to get the variables working. I now have a variable "HAIR" which specifies the correct image file in the correct format:
Pictures/H1A.png

by using something like this:

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$ HAIR = "Pictures/H" + HAIRSTYLE + HAIRCOLOR + ".png"

Is there any way to define the image "hair" by using this variable?

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image hair = HAIR

image hair = str(HAIR)

#and...

image hair = "[HAIR]"

# don't work  D:  What do I do???

image hair = "[HAIR]" comes the closet to working, as it runs smoothly until it must display the image. However, red text appears that says:
"Image 'Pictures/H25B.png' not found"

Any ideas? Thank you so much!

[Mild Curry]

Hmm...try it this way:

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$ HAIR = "Pictures/H" + str(HAIRSTYLE) + str(HAIRCOLOR) + ".png"

It's basically assuring the game that those variables are strings too, and therefore part of the larger string.

[NickelBuckle9]

Hmm...try it this way:

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$ HAIR = "Pictures/H" + str(HAIRSTYLE) + str(HAIRCOLOR) + ".png"

It's basically assuring the game that those variables are strings too, and therefore part of the larger string.

Thanks! ...but I managed to figure out why it wasn't working. Apparently it needs to be in the actual game script after the start label, not at the beginning.

Would you have any idea how to use this variable to define an image? I edited the topic as you replied it seems. >_>

[Mild Curry]

Hmm...that's odd. "image hair = HAIR" works fine for me.

Well, anyway, you don't want to define 'hair' as an image. I don't think images defined in init blocks can be changed.

Try this:

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  $ HAIR = "Pictures/H" + HAIRSTYLE + HAIRCOLOR + ".png"
  show expression HAIR

*sorry if this is irrelevant again*

[NickelBuckle9]

Hmm...that's odd. "image hair = HAIR" works fine for me.

Well, anyway, you don't want to define 'hair' as an image. I don't think images defined in init blocks can be changed.

Try this:

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  $ HAIR = "Pictures/H" + HAIRSTYLE + HAIRCOLOR + ".png"
  show expression HAIR

*sorry if this is irrelevant again*

AHHHH! It worked! Thank you so much! You just saved my over 150 lines of repetitive code, haha. <3