User Guide

394 Chapter 12: Methods
mci
Usage
mci "string"
Description
Command; for Windows only, passes the strings specified by string to the Windows Media
Control Interface (MCI) for control of multimedia extensions.
Note: Microsoft no longer recommends using the 16-bit MCI interface. Consider using third-party
Xtra extensions for this functionality instead.
Parameters
string
Required. A string that is passed to the MCI.
Example
The following statement makes the command play cdaudio from 200 to 600 track 7 play
only when the movie plays back in Windows:
mci "play cdaudio from 200 to 600 track 7"
member()
Usage
-- Lingo syntax
member(memberNameOrNum {, castNameOrNum})
// JavaScript syntax
member(memberNameOrNum {, castNameOrNum});
Description
Top level function; creates a reference to a cast member, and optionally specifies the cast library
that contains the member.
The
member() method is a specific reference to both a cast library and a member within it if used
with both the
memberNameOrNum and castNameOrNum parameters:
trace(sprite(1).member);
// (member 1 of castLib 1)
This method differs from the spriteNum property of a sprite, which is always an integer
designating position in a cast library, but does not specify the cast library:
trace(sprite(2).spriteNum);
// 2
The number of a member is also an absolute reference to a particular member in a particular cast
library:
trace(sprite(3).member.number)
// 3
Parameters
memberNameOrNum
Required. A string that specifies the name of the cast member to reference, or
an integer that specifies the index position of the cast member to reference.