Hi Frank. I have rebooted/restarted etc.
I have also tried in a new movie and it works perfect! Oh hold up.... Bingo! I had an on new in a movie script which I meant to convert to parent script! Cheers Frank! You da man ;o) -----Original Message----- From: Frank Di Luzio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 January 2006 16:18 To: Lingo programming discussion list Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Using new(#text) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Skinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi guys I used to use the following line > TextOb = new(#text) -- local text obj > And it would return a nice #member for me to place text into (least I > think it was a #member) > > But now it returns the type #symbol and code like > > TextOb.font = "Times new roman" doesn't work anymore. > > Any ideas what I have done to change the way this works? > > I swear I didn't change anything ;o) > > Also on a similar note I looked up the help file where it says... > > set newMember = new(#bitmap) > After the line has been executed, newMember will contain the member > reference to the cast member just created: > > put newMember > -- (member 1 of castLib 1) > > Well if I paste in the code above the message window shows '#bitmap' not > the member 1 of etc!! > Hi Alen, Something is fishy with your session of Director because mine works as expected. Try restarting Director and do the same using a new movie. Maybe you have a moviescript "on new" method that is interfering. Frank [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email lingo-l@penworks.com (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message. This footer also confirms that this email message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the views of DA Group. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email lingo-l@penworks.com (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
