> Each time the user opens the player (projector) it needs to > find the server > that houses the current ref movies. If a list is updated each > time we place > a new ref movie on the server, is it possible with Director > to retreive the > list - break out the new info - and update the channels?
sure why not? use getNetText to get the list, parse it accordingly and do what you like. simple & easy. you could ask a CGI or ASP for the list, but why make things more complex? Al Hospers CamberSoft, Inc. al<at>cambersoft<dot>com http://www.cambersoft.com Shockwave and Director development, Lingo programming, CGI scripting. A famous linguist once said: "There is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative." YEAH, RIGHT [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/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!]
