relative pathName

[davv]

How do you tell your director movie to find a special path to an external movie? I have shockwaved a movie with links to external quicktime movies, but when I upload the files or try to move them to another folder or CD-rom it cannot find the external files.
How do specify an relative path in Lingo. I tried different versions like:
member("1", "bilder&quot.filename = "@\vr\1.mov"
It doesn´t work.

 

[nabbs]

you'll need to create a seperate movie and have a movie script within that movie. Here's the script you need:

on startMovie
append the searchPaths, the moviePath & "the file path"
end

put the following to the first frame of the score:

on exitframe
go to movie "your movie name"
end

let me know if it worked.

 

[davv]

Thanks very much for your answer.

It shouldn´t be that complicated. I´m a real beginner at Director but I think I found the answer deep down at Macromedia tech support. It seems that you that you have to put all linked files in a special folder called "dswmedia". It works. I really don´t understand why this essential information are so hard to find?

 

[nabbs]

yes thats ok...

Sorry I forgot to mention that you needed to create a new folder and place all your media init... sorry about that!
I'm glad you found the answer and yes I agree this kind of information should not be hard to find.

good luck with your project.