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on startMovie
Syntax
on startMovie
statement(s)
end
Description
System message and event handler; contains statements that run just before the playback head enters the first frame of the movie. The startMovie
event occurs after the prepareFrame
event and before the enterFrame
event.
An on startMovie
handler is a good place to put Lingo that initializes sprites in the first frame of the movie.
Example
This handler makes sprites invisible when the movie starts:
on startMovie
repeat with counter = 10 to 50
sprite(counter).visible = 0
end repeat
end startMovie
See also
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