> Are globals between simultaneously playing shockwave movies possible? Nope, sorry.
> Are there other ways of doing this? Yes! The old school way is to have the two movies share one prefs file (accessed using getPref/setPref) but that's not exactly ideal. There are two other options that you might consider: 1. use the multiuser Xtra and allow the movies to communicate using a peer-to-peer connection 2. use Local Connection Objects (it's a Flash object that can be created in Director MX and newer) Both of the above options allow you to create two DCR's that can reside in the same page and freely communicate back and forth. The Multiuser Xtra is technically no longer under development but it's available as far back as Director 7. The use of Local Shared Objects is only available in Director MX and MX 2004 and will require the Flash Asset Xtra (you don't need a SWF though, you can create them from Lingo/JavaScript syntax on the fly). Check out the demos I have on this page for some examples on using the "Flash Objects From Scripting" and "Local Connection Objects" features: http://poppy.macromedia.com/~thiggins/flash_integration/ Note that I don't have an example of using Lingo to create Local Connection Objects, but I do have demos on using Lingo to create Flash objects, then I have a *.fla demo on using Local Connection Objects in particular, you'll have to put the pieces together to make it work. But once you do, your two movies will be chattin' away and things will be all good. NOTE: the use of Local Connection Objects like I'm describing will allow you to communicate between any two Director/Flash projects running on the same machine!!! Yes, you can then make a DCR in a page that easily talks with a SWF in that same page. Or make a Director projector that can talk to the SWF in a page loaded on the same computer. Or make a Director projector that talks to a Flash projector running on the same computer. It's quite a nice trick for these kinds of problems. :) Cheers, Tom Higgins Product Specialist - Director Team Macromedia Director MX 2004 Industrial-Strength Multimedia www.macromedia.com/software/director ... [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!]
