User Guide

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proxyServer
Syntax
proxyServer serverType, "ipAddress", portNum
proxyServer()
Description
Command; sets the values of an FTP or HTTP proxy server, as follows:
• serverType—#ftp or #http
• ipAddress—A string containing the IP address
• portNum—The integer value of the port number
If you use the syntax
proxyServer(), this element returns the settings of an FTP or
HTTP proxy server.
Examples
This statement sets up an HTTP proxy server at IP address 197.65.208.157 using port 5:
proxyServer #http,"197.65.208.157",5
This statement returns the port number of an HTTP proxy server:
put proxyServer(#http,#port)
If no server type is specified, the function returns 1.
This statement returns the IP address string of an HTTP proxy server:
put proxyServer(#http)
This statement turns off an FTP proxy server:
proxyServer #ftp,#stop
ptToHotSpotID()
Syntax
ptToHotSpotID(whichQTVRSprite, point)
Description
QuickTime VR function; returns the ID of the hotspot, if any, that is at the specified point. If
there is no hotspot, the function returns 0.
puppet
Syntax
sprite(whichSprite).puppet
the puppet of sprite whichSprite
Description
Sprite property; determines whether the sprite channel specified by whichSprite is a puppet
under Lingo control (
TRUE) or not (FALSE, default).
• If a sprite channel is a puppet, any changes that Lingo makes to the channel’s sprite properties
remain in effect after the playhead leaves the sprite.
• If a sprite channel is not a puppet, any changes that Lingo makes to a sprite last for the life of
the current sprite only.