> David,
>
> You are getting this specific error message because the keyword
> "sprite" only takes one parameter - the spriteNumber. The question
> is, what are you trying to say when you keep referencing:
>
> sprite(1, "pictures") ???
>
> sprite(1) refers to whatever cast member is in channel 1 in the score.
Not to bust Irv's chops, but actually, "sprite(1).member" refers to whatever
cast member is in channel 1. sprite(1) has a lot of other, non-member,
properties that can be referenced through dot syntax.
Al may seem impatient, but it's just because the mistakes you're making are
pretty basic syntax errors, not logic errors - I think he's suggesting that
you study up on the syntax of Lingo before attempting to write the code. Try
to absorb more from the do-it-yourself Director help outlets - the
documentation certainly is not as good as it could be, but it does an
adequate job with basic syntax. Then there are the examples in the
"learning" folder installed with Director, the on-line help, the tech notes
on Macromedia's site, and all of the links to 3rd party sites that can be
found on Macromedia's site... if you are really stumped on something, then
by all means post here. But I think you could have answered all of the
questions you posted by yourself, with a little bit of legwork - and in less
time than it takes to get a response from one of us on a weekend.
Learning about debugging will help you immensely as well - those error
messages usually point you toward the problem code (usually... ;)). I
believe there are a few articles on DOUG related to that subject.
2 cents,
Kurt
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