RE: lingo-l Get a Director variable value from within a swf sprite

2004-07-08 Thread Kerry Thompson
Or, you could do a getURL:Lingo call to a Director handler that would return the value of the variable. This is what I wasn't able to figure out the correct syntax for. I was thinking about something like this. In Flash: getURL(lingo:variableStatusRequest); and in Director: on

RE: lingo-l Get a Director variable value from within a swf sprite

2004-07-08 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
Yeah, that's pretty much how to do it. I was kind of trying to avoid having a handler outside of the swf catch it, i.e., I only wanted to do it from one place, but this seems like the way to go. Thanks Kerry, as always. - Michael M. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest

Re: lingo-l Get a Director variable value from within a swf sprite

2004-07-07 Thread Agustín María Rodríguez
Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Is there a way for a swf sprite to get a variable value in a Director behavior via actionScript? In other words, something like this: var directorPropValueBroughtIntoTheSWF = getURL(giveMeTheDirectorPropertyValue); getURL(lingo:gYourGlobal=\someString\); Hi. I guess

RE: lingo-l Get a Director variable value from within a swf sprite

2004-07-07 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
Hola Agustín...como esta, señor? Thanks...but not quite what I'm looking for. I have a function in a swf sprite that's called by Director. Here's a snippet: var theValue; do{ theValue = getURL(lingo: getValue \gTools.pProgress\);

RE: lingo-l Get a Director variable value from within a swf sprite

2004-07-07 Thread Kerry Thompson
I figured I could keep checking what the value was until the as code got it, then move on in the function. I just can't figure out the right syntax to do that. Well, how about a little different approach. You could have Director call setVariable, and then all you would need to do in Flash

RE: lingo-l Get a Director variable value from within a swf sprite

2004-07-07 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
Thanks, Kerry. rant It's amazing. The most difficult part of my project is getting my silly little navigation controls to work properly. :-/ /rant Well, how about a little different approach. You could have Director call setVariable, and then all you would need to do in Flash would be to