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Jumping away and returning to the original location
You may want a movie to jump to a different frame or a separate movie and then return to the original frame. For example, at a Web site that describes the weather, you could jump to a movie segment that explains a weather term, and then return to the original location.
To jump away and return to the original location:
Use the play
and play done
commands.
The play
command branches a movie to another frame, another movie, or a specified frame in another movie. The play done
command remembers the original frame and returns to it without requiring that you specify where to return.
Use the play
and play done
commands in these situations:
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When the movie you want to play does not have instructions about where to return. |
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When you want to play several movies sequentially from a single script. When one movie finishes, Lingo returns to the script that issued the |
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When you want to put one sequence inside another sequence and easily return to where you were in the outer sequence. |
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When you want to jump to one loop from several different locations. |
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