MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-DIRECTOR SCRIPTING, Reference

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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.applicati "Finale.DIR");
window("My Close Up").fileName = _player.applicati "Finale.DIR";
See also
downloadNetThing , preloadNetThing() , Window