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  1. manabenz

    On LastEvent - HELP!

    When you stop the sound, store the currentTime of that sound in a varaible. Then when you want to play it again from the last played point, use sound(channelNum).play([#member: member(whichmember), {#startTime: milliseconds, #endTime: milliseconds, #loopCount: numberOfLoops, #loopStartTime...
  2. manabenz

    Detect AVI stop

    the "movieRate" property is much more reliable. put sprite(whichSprite).movieRate Returns 1 or 0 depending on if the movie is playing or not. Mayuresh
  3. manabenz

    Handler Definition Expected Error

    Which Director version are you working with? Which platfrom. Wierd bug actually. Mayuresh
  4. manabenz

    Radio Buttons

    One easy workaround would be to have the selected value in a global and then on each of the radio buttons beginSPrite, check the global's value and set them accordingly. Mayuresh
  5. manabenz

    Search script or xtra

    You can try out the pRegEx xtra here. http://openxtras.org/pregex/ Mayuresh
  6. manabenz

    MX projector for PC

    You can make the stub in ver 8.5 as well. MX is backward compatible with 8.5, so a 8.5 stub should work fine. Mayuresh
  7. manabenz

    Opening Projector File

    There is a way to atleast know where the problem is. Pick the projector.ini file from your program file folder and keep it next to this exe you have got. make sure you rename the projector.ini to the same name as your exe.ini In there there is a setting for showing the full error message. Set...
  8. manabenz

    External Cast questions.

    You would need a xtra for that. You can use something like the castControl or the Cast Link xtra. Mayuresh
  9. manabenz

    Newbie needs audio help

    Glad you got it working. Mayuresh
  10. manabenz

    Newbie needs audio help

    On frame 61 try rewriting it this way: on exitFrame me if soundBusy(1) = 0 then go to "next" go to the Frame end Mayuresh
  11. manabenz

    beginner in need of tutorials

    Well, director-online.com and MM's technotes would be the best place to start. Mayuresh
  12. manabenz

    Password Protection

    Well, you could eaither hard code the password in your code in which case it cannot be changed at a later date, or you can store it on the users system in encrypted form which would allow the authorized users to change their passwords. Encryption can be done in a number of ways. If you can...
  13. manabenz

    Whats the code to create a transparent rollover?

    Avoid putting the above blend code in a repeat loop. That will freeze all your stage interactivity. You can try incrementing the blend value on exitframe. Mayuresh
  14. manabenz

    i need help making a behavior happen

    the "gChoicelist.mental.mindreading" will work when you are working with property lists. You can access properties of a list just like you can with your other objects. So "mental" could be a property of "gChoicelist" and "mindreading" could in turn be a...
  15. manabenz

    Please help with video play back in director

    Have you tried using updatestage? Mayuresh
  16. manabenz

    Director control through Flash' Actionscript

    Sure you can. Just head over to director-online.com and search for Flash. Also look up the help files where detailed explanation is given on how you can integrate the two. Mayuresh
  17. manabenz

    MIAW Inactive

    One way would be to use the modal property of the MIAW. Also, you could puppet a rectangular bitmap onto the stage so that no mouse events are passed through to the other sprites on the stage. Mayuresh
  18. manabenz

    linking data from oracle database back end to director

    One quick way would be to have the database output the required data into XML which you can then parse to get the information you need. This would be one of those many ideal places for XML to fit in. You don't need to spend lots on buying an ODBC complaint xtra though I believe there are a few...
  19. manabenz

    Make projector movie 'stay on top'

    The first thing you need to check is if you have the buddyAPI xtra with you. Also a detailed error message would help. Mayuresh
  20. manabenz

    400 - images , 400 - text file >Link to Databese ?

    Well, there could be two ways you can go about this. First: Use a database like v12. If you need a MS only solution, you can maybe try MS Access with the datagip xtra. Both these databases allow for storing of images within it. Second: Store your lists in simple text files and your images as...

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