> Wow, how the hell u do that?
Well, start by reading the MU docs and look for information on peer-to-peer connections: <http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/documentation.html> Scroll down the above page until you see the section for "Multiuser 3.0 Documentation" and you'll find links for PDF doc files. If you're using version 2 of the server then scroll down a little further and there are docs specific to that version of the server and Xtra as well. The basic technique is this: - your main "stage" movie must load first and it utilizes the MU Xtra to establish itself as a peer host on the local machine (getNetAddressCookie, waitForNetConnection, setNetMessageHandler) - that main movie then does whatever it needs to spawn secondary browser windows with client "MIAW" movies embedded (gotoNetPage to spawn a new window) (gotoNetPage to trigger some JavaScript) (externalEvent where possible - limited by browsers) - those client "MIAW" movies load and utilize the MU Xtra to connect to the local peer host (the "stage" movie) on the local machine (getNetAddressCookie,connectToNetServer, setNetMessageHandler) - once connected to each other the "stage" and "MIAW" movies can exchange messages (sendNetMessage, setNetMessageHandler) All of the above can occur without the need for any external communications occurring, there is absolutely no need to worry about the Multiuser Server in this scenario as it's just not used at all! :) Each of the above movies must obtain the local machine's current IP number and this is obtained via MU Xtra Lingo and can then be used by each movie for their connection/hosting attempts. I've answered this question far too many times recently and have begun working on a "Shockwave MIAW Manager" of sorts. First it will be a basic script object that can be dropped into each DCR of concern and it will automagically manage the connections for you (you simply instantiate the script telling it to be a host or a client and from there the connection work just happens for you until you tell it to disconnect). You will then be able to use methods of the script object to send messages across movies and trigger handlers as needed. I may add some type of mechanism to actually open the new browser windows as well, but that is secondary to just implementing a simple MU peer-bot type of script object. When I finish this project I'll be posting it to directordev.com, my goal is to finish it by the end of the week. For now hold off on feature suggestions, once I get version 1.0 finished I'd be happy to give it some tweaks based on suggestions. Rock on, 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!]
