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fileName (window property)
Syntax
window
whichWindow.
fileName
the fileName of window
whichWindow
Description
Window property; refers to the file name of the movie assigned to the window specified by whichWindow
. 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
window property to the movie's file name.
The fileName of window
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
command to download the movie file to a local disk first and then set fileName
window property to the file on the local disk.
This property can be tested and set.
Example
This statement assigns the file named Control Panel to the window named Tool Box:
window("Tool Box").fileName = "Control Panel"
Example
This statement displays the file name of the file assigned to the window named Navigator:
put window("Navigator").fileName
Example
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:
downLoadNetThing("http://www.cbDeMille.com/Finale.DIR",the \ applicationPath&"Finale.DIR") window("My Close Up").fileName = the applicationPath&"Finale.DIR"
See also
downloadNetThing
, preloadNetThing()
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