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The phrase go loop tells the playhead to loop to the previous marker and is a convenient means
of keeping the playhead in the same section of the movie while Lingo remains active and avoids
the use of
go to the frame in a frame that has a transition which would slow the movie and
overwhelm the processor.
It is best to refer to marker labels instead of frame numbers; editing a movie can cause frame
numbers to change. Using marker labels also makes it easier to read scripts.
The
go to movie command loads frame 1 of the movie. If the command is called from within a
handler, the handler in which it is placed continues executing. To suspend the handler while playing
the movie, use the
play command, which may be followed by a subsequent play done to return.
When you specify a movie to play, specify its path if the movie is in a different folder, but to
prevent a potential load failure, don’t include the movie’s .dir, .dxr or .dcr file extension.
To more efficiently go to a movie at a URL, use the
downloadNetThing command to download
the movie file to a local disk first and then use the
go to movie command to go to that movie on
the local disk.
The following are reset when a movie is loaded:
beepOn and constraint properties;
keyDownScript, mouseDownScript, and mouseUpScript; cursor and immediate sprite
properties;
cursor and puppetSprite commands; and custom menus. However, the
timeoutScript
is not reset when loading a movie.
Examples
This statement sends the playhead to the marker named start:
go to "start"
This statement sends the playhead to the marker named Memory in the movie named
Noh Tale to Tell:
go frame("Memory") of movie("Noh Tale to Tell")
The following handler tells the movie to loop in the current frame. This handler is useful for
making the movie wait in a frame while it plays so the movie can respond to events.
on exitFrame
go the frame
end
See also
downloadNetThing, gotoNetMovie, label(), marker(), pathName (movie property), play,
play done
go loop
Syntax
go loop
Description
Command; sends the playhead to the previous marker in the movie, either one marker back from
the current frame if the current frame does not have a marker, or to the current frame if the
current frame has a marker.
Note: This command is equivalent to marker(0) in versions of Director prior to Director 7.