All, > >Hi people, time to get creative here. Why not open a new browser > >window (using gotoNetPage and specifying a different window name > >altogether) with your "MIAW" movie embedded in that page and then > >communicate between the two movies using the Multiuser Xtra? > > Is there a UNIX version of the MUX yet? If not a significant portion > of users won't be able to employ that solution.
Incorrect assumption Warren, whether or not the MUS is on OSX just doesn't matter. Please understand my suggestion: use the Multiuser Xtra (notice how I don't say the "server") to establish peer-to-peer connections between the two movie files. I very carefully and explicitly stated the following: "This doesn't require the server in any way, all communication stays local between the DCRs running on the client's machine." This technique works for files running on a computer that has no internet connection whatsoever. Using the MU Xtra you can query the machine's IP number (it's encoded) and then have your "stage" or "main" movie act as a peer host at that IP number. The "miaw" movie also queries the machine's local IP number and attempts to connect to a peer host movie at that IP number. Guess what? The local "miaw" will successfully connect to the peer host movie without ever needing a server out there! SHAZAAM! The Xtra is ported and available for OSX already, just use it baby... Cheerio, Tom [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
