Thanks to all who answered - the rect solution works. Phil
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Howdy-Tzi > Sent: 05 March 2002 18:36 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Newbie Question > > > At 17:35 +0000 03/05/2002, Phil Calvert wrote: > > >I've just started using lingo, and am struggling to > >resize a rectangle within a movie when using the scale > >command. > > > >I'm getting the following error: > >Script error: Property not found > >#scale > > Well, what is the code you're currently using to do that? > > Generally to set a rectangle's size, I believe all you have to do is > set its rect to some other value: > > sprite(whatever).rect = rect ( left, top, right, bottom ) > > ...you can do something similar by changing various other values in > combination, such as width, height, etc. > > Does that help? > > -- > > Warren Ockrassa | http://www.nightwares.com/ > Director help | Free files | Sample chapters | Freelance | > Consulting > Author | Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio: A Beginner's Guide > Published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill > http://www.osborne.com/indexes/beginners_guides.shtml > [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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, > email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and > helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > [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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]