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//this values array will hold all of the values we need to paginate
var values:Array = new Array();
 
//this loop adds 1000 different values to the array
for(i=0;i<1000;i++){
	//the values will range from 0-9999
	values[i] = random(9999);
}

//the current page we're on
var page:Number = 1;
//the limit of values we need per page
var limit:Number = 6;
//the current row that we're working on
var row:Number = 0;
//The total pages that we have
var totalPages:Number = Math.ceil(values.length/limit);
//the text at the bottom of the page
var pageTxt:String = 'Page '+page+' out of '+totalPages;
 
//the function that will add all of the mc's to stage
function createValues():Void{
	//this will always limit the amount to the limit variable
	//but, "i" will act as a marker for which part of the values
	//array that we're going to use
	for(i=(page-1)*limit;i<page*limit;i++){
		//checks if there actually is a value where "i" is
		//otherwise we'll get some undefined movieclips
		if(i < values.length){
			//attaches the movieclip to the stage
			attachMovie('mcValueHolder', 'value'+row, getNextHighestDepth());
			//sets the coordinates based on the row
			_root['value'+row]._x = 5;
			_root['value'+row]._y = 5+_root['value'+row]._height*row;
			//sets this guys value to the correct part of the array
			_root['value'+row].thisValue = values[i];
			//move onto the next row
			row ++;
		}
	}
	//then we reset the rows so we can use the variable again
	row=0;
}
//we have to remove movieclips from the stage if we're going to paginate
function removeValues():Void{
	//its a simple function, hopefully you can understand it
	for(i=0;i<limit;i++){
		_root['value'+i].removeMovieClip();
	}
}
//adding functions to the buttons when they're clicked
mcPrev.onRelease = function(){
	//if the page isn't too low
	if(page > 1){
		//then go to the previous page
		removeValues();
		page --;
		createValues();
		//updating the text
		pageTxt = 'Page '+page+' out of '+totalPages;
	}
}
 
mcNext.onRelease= function(){
	//if the page isn't too high
	if(page < totalPages){
		//then go to the next page
		removeValues();
		page ++;
		createValues();
		//updating the text
		pageTxt = 'Page '+page+' out of '+totalPages;
	}
}
 
//we're going to have to show the values first thing
createValues();