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AllowMovies is not working in version 3.0 of the Multiuser Server

Issue

AllowMovies is not working in version 3.0 of the Multiuser Server.

Solution

The following steps provide a Lingo-based workaround.

1	Locate the file named`GlobalScripts.ls`in the Shockwave Multiuser Server 3.0 directory, in a subdirectory called"Scripts".
2	Open`GlobalScripts.ls`in a text editor, or open as an externally linked script in Director.
3	Add the following custom handler to`GlobalScripts.ls`. To the linear list`allowedMovieList`, add the movies which are allowed to connect. on checkAllowedMovieList movie, user -- put your allowed movies in this list allowedMovieList = ["AllowedMovie1", "AllowedMovie2"] -- convert object refs to strings movieID = movie.name userID = user.name -- iterate through list repeat with i = 1 to allowedMovieList.count if movieID <> allowedMovieList[i] then if i = allowedMovieList.count then -- we've checked movieID against -- all items in list and there's been no match. -- go ahead and delete user movie.sendMessage("system.user.delete", "anySubject", userID) end if else -- the movie is allowed exit repeat end if end repeat end checkAllowedMovieList
4	Save`GlobalScripts.ls`.
5	Locate the`Dispatcher.ls`file located in the same directory as`GlobalScripts.ls`.
6	Open`Dispatcher.ls`in a text editor, or open as an externally linked script in Director.
7	Locate the`on serverEvent()`function located in`Dispatcher.ls`, and find the line which reads, "-- Use this code if you want to watch event order in the server console".
8	Justbefore this line add the following: case event of #userLogon: checkAllowedMovieList (movie, user) end case
9	Save`Dispatcher.ls`and re-start the Multiuser Server.

Now, assuming that theGlobalScripts.lsreference in the ScriptMap is still intact (it would've had to be explicitly removed because it's there by default), any users with movieID's that aren't in the AllowedMovieList will promptly be rejected.