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Director sample movies

The following TechNotes contain downloadable Director sample files. Each sample file demonstrates one or more basic functions of Director. The code and content of the files may be used and altered freely.

Topics

Sound	Animation	MIAW
Flash	Cast Members	Multiuser Server
Digital Video	Net Operations	3D
Text	Global Variables	Other

Sound

Sound Wait (D7)	15615	Waits until sound plays (Director 7)
Sound Wait	15614	Waits until sound plays
Sound Pause	14494	Uses "sound.Pause()", "sound.Play()" and "sound.startTime()" to control sound playback
IsPastCuePoint	14352	Demonstrates one way to control the playback head using the "isPastCuePoint" function
OnCuePassed	14340	Demonstrates one way to control the playback head using the system message and event handler "on cuePassed"

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Flash

Flash wait	15617	Playback head waits until Flash sprite plays.
Pausing Flash	14814	Shows how to pause a Flash sprite.
getVariable/setVariable	14798	Demonstrates some possible uses of "getVariable" and "setVariable" for Flash movies.
Passing variable from Flash to Director	14796	Demonstrates one of three ways to pass data from Flash to Director.
Cursor change on a Flash button	15925	Demonstrates how to get the cursor to change on a button.
Triggering events using "Lingo:"	16165	Demonstrates three examples of how to use "Lingo:" to trigger events in Director from a Flash sprite.
Using tellTarget	16225	Demonstrates how to use "tellTarget" to target a movieclip.
Creating an ActionScript object inside Director	16691	Demonstrates how to use the newObject command in Director MX
Targeting nested movie clip	16242	Demonstrates how to target a nested movieclip.

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Digital Video

Digital video wait	15618	Playback head waits until digital video plays.
Simple digital video controls	14829	Presents some simple scripting for controlling digital video with custom buttons.
Digital video information	15041	How to get the "duration" and "movieTime" of a digital video.
QuickTime Mask	15479	How to set the "mask" property of a QuickTime video.
hotSpotCallback	14997	Uses "hotSpotEnterCallback" and "hotSpotExitCallback" to get feedback from a QTVR sprite.
nodeCallback	14996	Demonstrates the usage of "nodeEnterCallback" and "nodeExitCallback" to get feedback from a QTVR sprite.

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Text

Text Information	15536	Working with text in Director.
Set and GetPref	15519	Uses "setPref" and "getPref" to write to a text file on the users machine.
ToolTip	14825	How to use "toolTip".
File IO	14607	Basic implementation of the File IO Xtra, uses the creating, appending, clearing and saving capabilities of the File IO Xtra.
Hilight text	14589	Uses "the mouseWord" and "hilight" commands to highlight text as the user clicks on words.
mouseWord	14594	Uses the "mouseWord" command to navigate and display text, shows a basic example of a"CASE" statement.
Hyperlink Basic	15836	Example of basic hyperlink usage.
Hyperlink	15436	Explains the details of hyperlink styles.
KeyCode	14590	Uses the "keyCode" command to trigger an alert message, shows a basic example of a"CASE" statement.
mouseWord fontStyle	16525	Demonstrates text rollovers, text selection and font style changes using the Lingo terms 'the mouseWord' and 'fontStyle' to determine and set selected text.

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Animation

Rotation	14598	Demonstrates the use of "rotation", and "skew" commands to animate a sprite on the stage.
Rollover	14597	Demonstrates some basic uses of rollovers by swapping the cast member.
Disjointed Rollover	15103	Demonstrates two ways to create a disjointed rollover.
LocH blend	14592	Makes use of the "loch" and "blend" commands to make sprites appear and disappear on the stage.
Cursor mask	15496	Shows how to set a cursor mask.
Zoom	15725	Example of using lingo to create a zoom effect.
Visited button	15927	Shows how to create a visited effect for buttons in Director.
Scrolling	16085	Shows one way to scroll text and images.

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Cast Members

fileNameOfMember	14874	How to use "fileNameOfMember" and suggests possible situations for its use.
importFileInto	14875	How to use "importFileInto" and suggest possible situations for its use.
Changing Casts	15566	How to change which cast is being used in a Director movie.

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Net Operations

goToNetPage	15697	Opens web page from Director.
getNetText	14608	Implements the getNetText command.
preLoadNetThing	14595	Illustrates the basic concept of the "preLoadNetThing" command.
externalEvent	14613	Demonstrates an easy way to have Shockwave send information to a browser, JavaScript or VBScript functions can use this information in a function.
postNetText	15790	Uses the Lingo command postNetText to post to a CGI script, useful for testing.

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Global Variables

Global variables	14795	Implements a "global variable" and suggests some possible uses.
Global Pass	15648	Passing information between movies with a global variable.

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MIAW

MIAW	14593	Implements all the basics of "movie in a window".
Forget window	15786	Shows how to properly use the forget window command.

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Multiuser Server

Peer to peer	13796	Demonstrates basic ways to make peer network connections directly between two systems using the Director Multi-user Xtra.
SMTP mail	14182	Demonstrates the basic components required to send e-mail using SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) and the Multi-user Xtra.

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3D

3D Primitives	15780	Demonstrates one way to create primitive 3D shapes in Director using Lingo.
Clone models	16538	Demonstrates how to clone three different models from a linked W3D file.

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Other

Counter click	14606	Demonstrates one way to have a counter add as the user clicks a button().
Timer	14599	Demonstrates use of the "startTimer" command and "the timer" property.
Score recording	15499	Suggestions for how to use the score recording Lingo .
DeskTopRectList	14596	Uses the "deskTopRectList", "rect", and "drawRect" to expand the entire stage and all the associated sprites to current monitor setting.
Debugging	15813	Using alertHook and the Director.ini file for debugging purposes at run time.
OS Test	15939	Demonstrates how to determine the end users OS.
Pause/Play	16539	Demonstrates how create a button to pause a Director movie.
Navigate up a directory	16157	Demonstrates how to navigate up a directory from current folder.
If statements	16207	Demonstrates the use of conditional statements, using the 'if statement'.
Case statements	16228	Demonstrates how to use case statements.
History button	16559	Demonstrates how create a button that goes back to the last location in a movie.

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