> but it can't show the lingo because director is compiling the > lingo C++ Code...
Close, but not quite. Lingo isn't a true compiled language like C++. The Lingo "compiler" converts everything into tokens, or bytecode, 32-bit (I believe) tokens that represent variables, handlers, commands, operators, etc. These tokens are not directly machine-readable. Instead, there's a virtual machine, or "P-machine" as we used to call it in the days of UCSD Pascal, that runs directly on the machine--in our case, Mac or PC. That virtual machine reads the [cross-platform] bytecode and executes the appropriate machine-language code. That's what makes Director cross-platform, but also what makes it relatively slow compared to true compiled languages. It's much like the Windows emulators that run on the Mac--a great way to get your dual-processor G5 to run like a Pentium 3. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [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!]
