Using Lingo To Set And Test Flash Variables - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX Use Manual

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To stop a Flash movie at its current frame but let any audio continue to play, use the
command.
hold
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To specify a separate timeline within a Flash cast member as the target of subsequent Lingo
sprite commands, use the
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To call a series of actions that reside in a frame of a Flash movie sprite, use the
command.
Controlling Flash movie interactivity with Lingo
Lingo can control whether a Flash movie remains interactive. For more information, see the
Lingo Dictionary.
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To control whether the actions in a Flash movie are active, set the
to .
TRUE
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To control whether buttons in a Flash movie are active, set the
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To control when a Flash movie detects mouse clicks or rollovers, set the
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To control whether clicking a button in a Flash movie sends events to sprite scripts, set the
eventPassMode
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To determine which part of a Flash movie is directly over a specific point on the Stage, use the
function.
hitTest
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To check whether the mouse pointer is over a button in a Flash movie, test the
mouseOverButton

Using Lingo to set and test Flash variables

Two sprite functions exist to support access to ActionScript variables in Flash sprites:
and
getVariable()
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To return a string that contains the current value of a Flash sprite variable, use the following
statement:
spriteReference.getVariable( "variableName", TRUE)
The parameter
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To return a reference to the value of a Flash variable instead of the variable's literal value, add a
value of
FALSE
simply by using the reference.
myVariableReference = spriteReference.getVariable( "variableName", FALSE)
Once you have created the reference to the variable, you can test it with the following
statement:
put myVariableReference
-- value
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To set the current value of a Flash sprite variable to a specified string, use the following
statement:
spriteReference.setVariable( "variableName", "newValue" )
Note: Be sure to pass the Flash variable's name and value as strings in both the
setVariable()
tellTarget()
property.
property.
(). For more information, see the Lingo Dictionary.
setVariable
is the default, and is therefore optional.
TRUE
to the end of the command. This lets you get or set the value of the variable
functions. Failure to do so will result in script errors when the functions are executed.
and
endTellTarget()
buttonsEnabled
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commands.
callFrame()
property
actionsEnabled
property.
property.
clickMode
getVariable()
and