Re: Weird error code

2003-12-13 Thread grimmwerks
On 12/13/03 10:16 PM, "Irv Kalb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth: > I ran into this problem earlier this year. The bug is definitely in > the vList Xtra. I wrote Daniel Devolder (sp?) about it, and he sent > me a newer version of his XTRA that seemed to fix the problem. This > was about 6 mont

Re: Weird error code

2003-12-13 Thread grimmwerks
Fantastic! See Warren, peoples, don't patronize me, I am NOT insane! -- William Shatner, Twilight Zone. Weird though. On 12/13/03 10:16 PM, "Irv Kalb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth: > Grimm, > > I ran into this problem earlier this year. The bug is definitely in > the vList Xtra. I wr

RE: Shared cast error

2003-12-13 Thread Michael Finlayson
Well Warren, if you're not going to save my hide one way, you'll do it another. I'm calling it a night though. I'll try your other suggestions tomorrow. Thanks a million! Michael -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Warren Ockrassa Sent: Satu

Re: Weird error code

2003-12-13 Thread Irv Kalb
Grimm, I ran into this problem earlier this year. The bug is definitely in the vList Xtra. I wrote Daniel Devolder (sp?) about it, and he sent me a newer version of his XTRA that seemed to fix the problem. This was about 6 months ago (on a Mac under Mac OS). I don't know if he has released

Re: Shared cast error

2003-12-13 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Dec 13, 2003, at 8:00 PM, Michael Finlayson wrote: Now for option #1. Is that something I can ask my hosting company to set-up for me, or should I just give up and copy/paste/exchange all of the shared cast members? Well, if you give up you don't have to copy/paste/exchange. You can just drag

Re: Weird error code

2003-12-13 Thread Tab Julius
That error code translates to "One arg expected" meaning it's expecting one parameter/argument. At 02:15 PM 12/13/03, grimmwerks wrote: I'm only checking a list to see what the count of something is (ie if gThisAssetList.assets.count) and I'm getting an alert of: is3dCastMember Unknown erro

RE: Shared cast error

2003-12-13 Thread Michael Finlayson
Thanks for the quick re: I tried forcing my ftp app into binary transfer, and that didn't help. I'm assuming that would be the solution to your item #2. However, that's just the kind of bonehead mistake I expect it to be!! Now for option #1. Is that something I can ask my hosting company to set-u

Re: Weird error code

2003-12-13 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Dec 13, 2003, at 6:35 PM, grimmwerks wrote: It's happening all over the place, from start movie to just typing Put baGetSysFolder("prefs") in the message window while the movie isn't running -- I'd get that alert fired back immediately. Does it happen only with Xtras? Or does it also happen wi

Re: Shared cast error

2003-12-13 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Dec 13, 2003, at 6:48 PM, Michael Finlayson wrote: The first movie has no background picture (a member of the shared cast), and about the time it tries to load the second movie I get an error: Shared.cct is not a Director file. IIRC this can be due to one of two possible things. 1. Your serv

RE: [Dir3d-l] X-post: weird 'is3dMember' error

2003-12-13 Thread Thomas Higgins
> I originally thought this was tied in to the vList xtra I'm > using, but I just got it from doing 'put basysfolder("prefs")' > in the message window... > > A weird alert that says 'is3dCastMember unknown error > code(-2147219478)' -- > and I'm not even using any 3d cast members Well, I ju

Shared cast error

2003-12-13 Thread Michael Finlayson
I know this is a real Shockwave newbie question, but: [MF] I'm adapting several existing director movies to shockwave for internet distribution. They utilize a shared cast, cleverly titled Shared.cst. It is in the same directory as the movies. I publish the movies, and put them up with ftp. The

Re: Changing name of a file

2003-12-13 Thread Sean Wilson
is it possible to change the name of a file via Director? i mean, i want to offer a way to rename an already outputed textfile, myfirstname.txt ---> secondname.txt en eventually to move the file into another directory? You could use Buddy API's baCopyFile() method, or you might even be able to

Re: Weird error code

2003-12-13 Thread Sean Wilson
I'm only checking a list to see what the count of something is (ie if gThisAssetList.assets.count) and I'm getting an alert of: is3dCastMember Unknown error code (-2147219478) ...and I'm not even DOING anything with 3d. More on this: I think it might be related to vList I suspect this isn't

Re: Weird error code

2003-12-13 Thread grimmwerks
On 12/13/03 7:22 PM, "Warren Ockrassa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth: > I think it's time for you to post some more illuminating data, such as > the code that's actually going wrong. Your question is FAR too obscure > for anyone to answer. Warren, I wish I could - but there IS no code that's

Re: Changing name of a file

2003-12-13 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Dec 13, 2003, at 2:19 PM, Fabrice Closier wrote: is it possible to change the name of a file via Director? I think ByddyAPI can do it with baRenameFile. I think FileXtra can do it too. Warren Ockrassa | President, nightwares LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] nightwares LLC | Consulting Programming

Re: Weird error code

2003-12-13 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Dec 13, 2003, at 1:15 PM, grimmwerks wrote: I'm only checking a list to see what the count of something is (ie if gThisAssetList.assets.count) and I'm getting an alert of: is3dCastMember Unknown error code (-2147219478) ...and I'm not even DOING anything with 3d. Thoughts? I think it's time

Re: copying graphic files

2003-12-13 Thread Jeff Gomes
You might try BuddyAPI's baGetFolder method. You can pass it a flag that tells it to display the New Folder button. At 1801 -0500 12/13/2003, Craig Taylor wrote: >...I want the user to be able to use Windows Explorer >(or something comparable) to search through there drive(s) and select or >cre

copying graphic files

2003-12-13 Thread Craig Taylor
Hi, I have a program that generates a list of graphic references which, as a final step, I want to then copy from their resident directories to a user-defined directory. I want the user to be able to use Windows Explorer (or something comparable) to search through there drive(s) and select or cre

X-post: weird 'is3dMember' error

2003-12-13 Thread grimmwerks
Sorry for the xpost, but I'm getting a weird error and it's driving me crazy. I originally thought this was tied in to the vList xtra I'm using, but I just got it from doing 'put basysfolder("prefs")' in the message window... A weird alert that says 'is3dCastMember unknown error code(-2147219478)

Changing name of a file

2003-12-13 Thread Fabrice Closier
Hi all, a little question, is it possible to change the name of a file via Director? i mean, i want to offer a way to rename an already outputed textfile, myfirstname.txt ---> secondname.txt en eventually to move the file into another directory? how to? Fabrice [To remove yourself from this li

Re: Weird error code

2003-12-13 Thread grimmwerks
More on this: I think it might be related to vList On 12/13/03 2:15 PM, "grimmwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth: > I'm only checking a list to see what the count of something is > > (ie if gThisAssetList.assets.count) and I'm getting an alert of: > > is3dCastMember > Unknown error c

Weird error code

2003-12-13 Thread grimmwerks
I'm only checking a list to see what the count of something is (ie if gThisAssetList.assets.count) and I'm getting an alert of: is3dCastMember Unknown error code (-2147219478) ...and I'm not even DOING anything with 3d. Thoughts? [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode,