I would check out the lingo command 'sound playFile'.
Not only would this reduce the size of your .dir file but also (and perhaps
more importantly) the amount of RAM needed to play the sounds.
cheers
--
Richard Tribe
Director Programmer - Interactive dept.
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> From: Steffanie Grindle
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> Right now my sound files are part of my internal cast, but I was thinking
> about linking them externally to save on file size. Is it possible to do
> this while at the same time using a script for cue points
> (isPastCuePoint..etc..)? I'm not very good with lingo and the sound files
> are attached in the sound channel, so I'm not sure how to do this or if it
> is even possible. Any suggestions would be great.
>
> Steffanie
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