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fileName (Window)

Usage

-- Lingo syntax

windowObjRef.fileName

// JavaScript syntax

windowObjRef.fileName;

Description

Window property; refers to the filename of the movie assigned to a window. Read/write.

When the linked file is in a different folder than the movie, you must include the file’s pathname.

To be able to play the movie in a window, you must set the

fileName property to the movie’s

filename.

The

fileName property accepts URLs as a reference. However, to use a movie file from a URL

and minimize the download time, use the

downloadNetThing() or preloadNetThing()

methods to download the movie file to a local disk first and then set

fileName property to the file

on the local disk.

Example

This statement assigns the file named Control Panel to the window named Tool Box:

-- Lingo syntax

window("Tool Box").fileName = "Control Panel"

// JavaScript syntax

window("Tool Box").fileName = "Control Panel";

This statement displays the filename of the file assigned to the window named Navigator:

-- Lingo syntax

trace(window("Navigator").fileName)

// JavaScript syntax

trace(window("Navigator").fileName);

These statements download a movie file from a URL to the Director application folder and then

assign that file to the window named My Close Up:

-- Lingo syntax

downLoadNetThing("http://www.cbDeMille.com/Finale.DIR", \

_player.applicationPath & "Finale.DIR")

window("My Close Up").fileName = _player.applicationPath & "Finale.DIR"

// JavaScript syntax

downLoadNetThing("http://www.cbDeMille.com/Finale.DIR",

_player.applicationPath + "Finale.DIR");

window("My Close Up").fileName = _player.applicationPath + "Finale.DIR";