RE: lingo-l buddy api lingo help
Mark A. Boyd wrote: OK = baOpenFile(the pathName test.txt, maximized) 3. Even though the Buddy API help file still use it, the pathName is obsolete. Substitute it with the moviePath. OK = baOpenFile(the moviePath test.txt, maximized) Actually you'll need Maximised (note the s instead of z) unless there's a US version of the xtra for download. BuddyAPI is from an Australian developer and we speak funny sometimes ;) Also I noticed you used a .txt file as the test file. Neither word or excel will open with this file only notepad in general. (you probably knew that but was worth mentioning) You will need to look for the application's location using baFindApp( doc ) baFindApp( xls ), doc may return the wordpad location however so I tend to use baFindApp( dot ) then use the lingo open file with command or baShell for more control. HTH Brad -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark A. Boyd Sent: Wednesday, 15 January 2003 12:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: lingo-l buddy api lingo help At 17:00 2003-01-14, marcus brooke wrote: set OK = baOpenFile(thepathName test.txt, maximsied You don't say, but I imagine the error dialog gave more hints as to what went wrong - at least in authoring. 1. You didn't close your parentheses. 2. thepathName should be two separate words or you'll get Script error: Variable used before assigned a value. with a question mark immediately following thepathName. OK = baOpenFile(the pathName test.txt, maximized) 3. Even though the Buddy API help file still use it, the pathName is obsolete. Substitute it with the moviePath. OK = baOpenFile(the moviePath test.txt, maximized) -- Mark A. Boyd Keep-On-Learnin' :) [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!]
RE: lingo-l buddy api lingo help
At 00:03 2003-01-16, Brad Hile wrote: Actually you'll need Maximised (note the s instead of z) unless there's a US version of the xtra for download. BuddyAPI is from an Australian developer and we speak funny sometimes ;) Good catch. I probably would not have noticed it since I always use normal. I wasn't any more accurate than the original poster's maximsied ;-) -- Mark A. Boyd Keep-On-Learnin' :) [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!]
Re: lingo-l buddy api lingo help
--- marcus brooke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Guys I hope someone can help, It was recommended that I get the Buddy Api xtra to launch word and excel files from a Director exe. But can't for the life of me get my head round the script. The script on the help me file is set OK = baOpenFile(thepathName test.txt, maximsied I get the script and what it does, but when I put in on a mouse event and create a projector is throws up an error message Script Error. Continue? Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?? Help Please. I'm working in Director 8.0, PC, Windows 98. Thanks Marcus Hi Marcus, The error is due to the reason that you have not put budapi.x32 as a file inside the xtras folder in the same level of the projector. ie., your .exe file. Including the same inside projector won't go with some platforms. Rest of the commands no problem. Sometimes you have to include budapi32.dll too along with the budapi.x32 file in the xtras folder, especially when dealing with special command strings. Cordially, Biju George. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com [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!]
Re: lingo-l buddy api lingo help
Hi, I think when you created projector you don't check to option: Include in projector on ControlMovieXtras. Original message Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 01:00:25 + From: marcus brooke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: lingo-l buddy api lingo help To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Guys I hope someone can help, It was recommended that I get the Buddy Api xtra to launch word and excel files from a Director exe. But can't for the life of me get my head round the script. The script on the help me file is set OK = baOpenFile(thepathName test.txt, maximsied I get the script and what it does, but when I put in on a mouse event and create a projector is throws up an error message Script Error. Continue? Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?? Help Please. I'm working in Director 8.0, PC, Windows 98. Thanks Marcus _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail [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!]
Re: lingo-l buddy api lingo help
At 17:57 2003-01-14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I think when you created projector you don't check to option: Include in projector on ControlMovieXtras. Since Marcus mentioned that he created a projector, I'd bet you're right. I prefer marking all those xtras NOT to include in projector and copy the necessary Xtras into an Xtras folder next to the projector. -- Mark A. Boyd Keep-On-Learnin' :) [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!]
Re: lingo-l buddy api lingo help
At 17:00 2003-01-14, marcus brooke wrote: set OK = baOpenFile(thepathName test.txt, maximsied You don't say, but I imagine the error dialog gave more hints as to what went wrong - at least in authoring. 1. You didn't close your parentheses. 2. thepathName should be two separate words or you'll get Script error: Variable used before assigned a value. with a question mark immediately following thepathName. OK = baOpenFile(the pathName test.txt, maximized) 3. Even though the Buddy API help file still use it, the pathName is obsolete. Substitute it with the moviePath. OK = baOpenFile(the moviePath test.txt, maximized) -- Mark A. Boyd Keep-On-Learnin' :) [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!]
