Hi, gang...
some of u were nice enough to help me yeterday try to use filextra for
the first time
i went home and had a play around and was delighted to find i was doing
ok with certain aspectsss..
however, im getting a little stuck on something
i set my self a little task to help learn
Hi Jon
Pretty much enthusiastic, huh? Nice. :-)
Anyways, your script stumbles only along one point - the part when you call
the fx_FolderToList() handler. To correctly call that handler what you need
to do is pass a directory as a parameter. So your syntax should be
something like this.
The reason why you get the path to the folder and not the contents of it is
because that is what you're instructing Lingo to do. gFolder is a variable
that holds a string to the path to your folder("C:\My Documents", for
example). When you assign that to the text of a member, the path is put
Hi all,
I'm making a jukebox but I can't seem to get the command line working to
open Winamp AND play a specified song.
The code is (using the free FileXtra3 for Director 8):
put temp.fx_FileRunApp("c:\program files\winamp\winamp.exe c:\program
files\winamp\demo.mp3")
but it just opens
hi again
thanx to pranavn , hes showed me how to display my drive path and
contents in a field..
however he metioned that as Filextra displays the files as list i would
have to iterate thorugh them.
i am a very new beginner and wondered exactly What is ITERATION
and how could i do this to
The mistake you made is that your filename should be in quotes("") this
applies to all Windows apps when opening documents from the command line.
So your code should be something like this.
temp = new(xtra "FileXtra3")
vFileName = "c:\program files\winamp\winamp.exe" QUOTE "c:\program
Hi all,
we would like to distribute a copy of "MS Internet Explorer 5.5" on a
current CD-ROM.
Should we have to make a kind of contract with MS? I couldn't find any hint
on the MS website?
Thank in advance.
Gernot Weise
Dresdner Bank Lateinamerika AG
Systemintegration
Neuer
Thank you s much - that works brilliantly. I'm a little rusty on
Director now and haven't actually ever used an Xtra before - I've also been
away from the post for a few months due to job change but you've just
reaffirmed my faith in the lingo-l listers.
cheers,
Leon
P.S. as a comparison,
"Iterate" refers to cycling through each item in a list by using a repeat
with...in loop.
I would suggest you slow down and try to grasp the basics of Lingo first.
Get a good book. There are a lot of them out there. Browse your friendly
neighbourhood bookstore for them. Check the Lingo
ive got a few books in front of me but i still do find it a little
confusing...
is what im asking hard to do
to just disply the filenameso you are masking the path
thanx
jon
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Sent: 20 February 2001 11:22
thanks Sb matthias... for your good ideas
But sure I can't oblige the user to see on my app:
Tagadatsouintsouin is the best piece of software you can imagine:
If you have problems to write your '@' just do 2 Alt+TAB to switch to
the next opened app and, when you get back to Tagadatsouintsouin,
hi people
i wanted to make a scrolling member like the TICKERTAPE library
example..
i would have been happy to use the library version butim VERY unsure how
i can make it repeati want it to scroll the text horizontally and
upon the last charecter being removed the whole process
Hello!
Question 1:
The question might look strange, but I have reasons to ask it:
Does anyone has experienced a noticeable difference between the following
cases:
A:
A quicktime movie is playing on the stage, its video AND sound properties
are set to TRUE.
B:
2 quicktime videos are playing.
Help please,
I'm authoring in Director 7 on a Mac, for a project to be delivered in
Windows. I'm using QuickTime 4 on both platforms. My QuickTime files are
audio only. Some use cue points and some don't. With the default installation
of QuickTime the setting is direct out. That causes sounds
At 15:29 +1100 01_02_20, Luke Wigley wrote:
A barebones version of the script looks like
this
property mytimeoutName
property myCounter
on new (me)
myCounter = 0
mytimeoutName = me.string"thread"
timeout(mytimeoutName).new(100, #mProcessThread, me)
end
on mProcessThread (me)
if
on 20/2/01 2:33 am, Kerry Thompson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
though--I order in Chinese, and I don't
tell you what it is until you've eaten it.
chicken feet and tripe !
come get some !
Giles Phelps -- // [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
" ride hard - work late - treat your lover good "
Bryce is really great at creating almost any terrain environment. More
advanced users can pretty much create any real world environment.
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From: JUAN COLON[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 5:36 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: lingo-l
Laser disks are out, so I will replace with DVD player. Also would
not want to do any rendering or steaming of video.
That steamed video can easily be overcooked.
It's funny really, but those early days had some advantages to them.
It wasn't possible to do full screen digital video, so the
hi people
i wanted to make a scrolling member like the TICKERTAPE library
example..
i would have been happy to use the library version butim VERY unsure how
i can make it repeati want it to scroll the text horizontally and
upon the last charecter being removed the whole process
Hey All,
I know this is slightly Off Topic, but I was wondering if anyone could
suggest a good flash reference site. I am looking for something along the
lines of this mailing list or something like director-online.com
any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!!
Nick Youmans
FutureMedia
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Concerning a jukebox...
You don't need to bother with WinAMP at all - I have built an MP3 jukebox
using Director 8, complete with playlist feature. As it is for a university
project, I'm afraid that I can't really give you any code for it, but there
is a Lingo command "sound playFile
Hiya...
I've written a small movie that simulates a 360-degree pan. Mail me directly
at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I will send you a copy of it.
Basically this is how I did it...
You have TWO copies of your panning image, placed edge to edge. When you
pan, scroll them BOTH. When the opposite edge
I have the script:
on startMovie
put "" into member "dados" -- dados is a text member
meusDados =
preloadNetThing("http://www.powerline.com.br/~fbissoli/dados.txt")
importFileInto member "dados",
"http://www.powerline.com.br/~fbissoli/dados.txt"
end
1) Why this script works fine in a
Hi List,
Thanks for answering my earlier questions. I have a
slight problem. I have a field which has scores stored
in it. So if the score says 5 i have a field sprite
which scrolls to 5 with the below script. Every thing
works fine but lets say the answer is 6. It scrolls
from the top to the 6
i wonder if it would work as a quicktime movie.
and wasn't macromedia working on a flash player for the palm os?
--bh
Tab Julius wrote:
If you mean a PDA (like a PalmPilot), the answer is no. They run Windows
CE or Palm OS usually. Director does not run on Palm. It does run on
Windows,
convert them to swf files with the illustrator plugin
..
'to make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.'
-picasso
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At 03:18 2/20/2001, Jon Paul Alongi wrote:
ive got a few books in front of me but i still do find it a little
confusing...
is what im asking hard to do
to just disply the filenameso you are masking the path
Not hard at all. Along with 'repeat' you may want to look up 'the
comrades-
is there an xtra that allows for the import of illustrator files? i'm
having some problems importing them directly; when it converts to a
bitmap the resolution changes. it's fine for it to come in as a bmp, but
i need to be able to rely on the resolution. i remember hearing
something
and where pray tell does one aquire said illustrator plugin?
Brian Douglas wrote:
convert them to swf files with the illustrator plugin
..
'to make oneself hated is more difficult than to
Unless you want to be able to edit the vectors in Director, your best bet
would be to export it as Flash and import the Flash into Director.
Charlie Fiskeaux II
The Creative Group
www.cre8tivegroup.com
859/858-9054 x29
cell: 859/312-3883
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From: "R. Bhakti Klein"
At 06:35 11.02.2001 -0300, Fabricio G. Bissoli wrote:
on startMovie
put "" into member "dados" -- dados is a text member
meusDados =
preloadNetThing("http://www.powerline.com.br/~fbissoli/dados.txt")
importFileInto member "dados",
"http://www.powerline.com.br/~fbissoli/dados.txt"
end
Hi Bhakti
That would be
http://www.macromedia.com
its a little known company out in california somewhere :-)
actually you can get it at:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/download/flashwriter
Sincerely
Mark
Mark R. Jonkman
Mark R.
yeah, i've heard about them. terrible customer support, that's the
rumour...
:-)
"Mark R. Jonkman" wrote:
Hi Bhakti
That would be
http://www.macromedia.com
its a little known company out in california somewhere :-)
actually you can get it at:
cool, thanks mark and brian.
one more question on the subject: freehand.
does director have more success importing freehand files? i could open
the eps file in freehand and import it from there possibly. or is it
just that director doesn't do a good job converting eps to bmp directly?
-bh
"Mark
At 21:50 20.02.2001 +0100, I wrote:
if netDone(myNetId) then
-- ok, we're through,
-- now its save to use the output
ehmm, it is not! save to use the output. The transfer is done but did it
succeed?
...
if netDone(myNetId) then
error = NetError(myNetId)
if error "OK"
Hello,
I am having difficulty getting my transitions to work in D8.
Here's what happens- I have a 2 second wipe down transition on the last
frame of the initial graphic and a "go to the frame" on the first frame of
the second graphic. There is a marker is in the frame before the
transition.
Greetings,
When opening a .dcr movie from the projector I am getting an error (205)
Problem reading compiled scripts. Can someone please tell me what I am doing
wrong in creating the projector (with D8)? I have created the thing from
scratch several times, all with the same result.
Thanks in
try extention.eps
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Charlie Fiskeaux II
Sent: 20 February 2001 20:33
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: lingo-l illustrator import
Unless you want to be able to edit the vectors in Director, your best bet
Hello
For a video Wall, I need to command doremilabs video recorders thru
ethernet, somebody know how to do that? I have the protocols (sony 9 pins)
to do it thru serial port but I need more distance and to command 6 video
plus an electrosonic video distributor with interactivity
Thank you by
Hello Andrew Phelps
Interesting things you have presented. I'm an instructor/Graphic
design-animation at a Community College on Long islandand would be
interested in advancing my students into more complex pieces/assignments. I
have a working ability with Director[CBT/CDROM for college
on 2/20/01 6:26 PM, Jasper Verhulst at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know how i can create a highscore list in lingo (director 8)?
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on 20/2/01 7:18 PM, tyjn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Who is the author/publishing house of The Lingo Dictionary? Where can it be
found?
tyjn
never use pirated software
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on 20/2/01 7:18 PM, tyjn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Who is the author/publishing house of The Lingo Dictionary? Where can it be
found?
tyjn
it can be found inside the box of diretocr 7
i dont know about d6
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you can export ill files as bmp or jpeg or save as eps
d7 can import any of these
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On 2/20/01 10:55 PM, "Kerry Thompson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hmm... I agree, of course, but I didn't see anything in the post that led
me to believe he was asking for pirated software. Is there something I missed?
Well the Lingo Dictionary comes with Director. If he doesn't have it, he
never use pirated software
Hmm... I agree, of course, but I didn't see anything in the post that led
me to believe he was asking for pirated software. Is there something I missed?
Cordially,
Kerry Thompson
Learning Network
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I have a D8 (Windows 2000) movie with menus created by the installMenu
command. The menus work fine in authoring and in a projector, but do not
show up when the movie is opened as a MIAW. Lingo Dictionary says menus are
not available in Shockwave, but says nothing about MIAWs. Is there a trick
You can download the pdf version of the lingo dictionary and the using
director books from MACR site under support director and downloads. By the
way, the person could be using the demo version of director or perhaps
doesn't have access to the manuals for some reason.
Sincerely
Mark
Hello Slava,
From what I remember about menus, they are always displayed on top of the
Stage window, even if you call the installMenu command from a MIAW. You
cannot use that command to make menus within the MIAW.
You do have a commercial Xtra that lets you make Popup menus, but for my
own
Hi Bhakti,
Go to http://www.moshplant.com/direct-or/ps2vs/ and download the ps2vs
utility. It lets you convert Postscript(whatever that may be) into Vector
Shapes. Might be what you need.
snip
is there an xtra that allows for the import of illustrator files?
snip
Regards,
Pranav
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Jakob Hede Madsen wrote
A small detail here, is that timeout_objects actually send their own
reference when making callbacks to their target, so you don't need to
store any reference to them, string or directly.
Hi Jakob,
thanks for pointing that out - I never realised they pass their own
When opening a .dcr movie from the projector I am getting an error (205)
Problem reading compiled scripts. Can someone please tell me what I am doing
wrong in creating the projector (with D8)? I have created the thing from
scratch several times, all with the same result.
Probably not the
As a side note, be sure that your projector and shockwave piece are created
in the same version of Director. For example if your projector happened to
be made in D7 and the dcr file in D8, then the runtimes should conflict and
give you all sorts of strange errors.
Sincerely
Mark
Are you using a Director 7 file? There was a bug in that version which
caused that message to pop up occasionally. Since you already have D8, you
might open that file and save it again just to be sure that the format is
updated.
You might also try Save and compact on the file in Director(.dir's
I what you're trying to do is find out whether the file is opened as the
Stage or a MIAW, then I really don't know how that can be achieved. Have a
look at the windowList and the tell commands, maybe.
Regards,
Pranav
snip
btw, how can i tell, from within a movie, whether it is running as a
I actually acted too fast
First I thought if i bought D7 i wouldn't ask that question
then as an after thought i posted one more reply
imagining that director 6 and earlier might not have that :-.
me to believe he was asking for pirated software. Is there something I missed?
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Mark Boyd wrote:
I suspect he's a student at one of those schools that seem to restrict
access to the manufacturer's documents - or part of their
educational deal
was cheaper if they didn't get enough docs. The hint is in his
email address.
That could well be, it doesn't necessarily mean
Thanks all for responding,
The original .dir files (14 of them) were created in D6.5 and saved and
compressed in D8. I re-checked the file for the movie that the stub
projector opens and found some xtras that weren't checked off, which I did
then created the .dcr movie. This now works fine. It
At 21:58 2/20/2001, Mark R. Jonkman wrote:
Mark Boyd wrote:
I suspect he's a student at one of those schools that seem to restrict
access to the manufacturer's documents - or part of their
educational deal
was cheaper if they didn't get enough docs. The hint is in his
email address.
At 22:12 2/20/2001, beertje wrote:
The original .dir files (14 of them) were created in D6.5 and saved and
compressed in D8.
[snip]
I guess my next move is to start from scratch with all the other 14 movies
as well.
Wait! Before you go that far, see if it works by _updating_ the files
before
Hello!
Question 1:
The question might look strange, but I have reasons to ask it:
Does anyone has experienced a noticeable difference between the following
cases:
A:
A quicktime movie is playing on the stage, its video AND sound properties
are set to TRUE.
B:
2 quicktime videos are playing.
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