Adobe 65036570 Scripting Guide - Page 219

ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 182 Scripting Dictionary The ActionScript XMLobject.send method can be called in Director either by a Flash sprite or by a global Flash XML object created in Lingo. When this happens, the Lingo on sendXML handler is called, and the same parameters are passed to the handler. The following Lingo illustrates how the parameters are received by the on sendXML handler: on sendXML me, theURL, targetWindow, XMLdata These parameters correlate with the XMLobject.send parameters as follows: • theURL the URL to send the XML data to. • targetWindow the browser window in which to display the server's response. • XMLdata the XML data in the Flash XML object. By creating an on sendXML handler in your Director movie, you enable it to process XMLobject.send events generated in a Flash sprite or a global Flash object. Flash sprites can also load external XML data or parse internal XML data. The Flash Asset Xtra extension handles these functions in the same way as Flash 5 or Flash MX content in your browser. Example This Lingo command gets the XMLobject.send method information from a Flash sprite and then directs the browser to the URL and transmits the XML data to the URL: -- Lingo syntax on sendXML me, theURL, targetWindow, xmlData gotoNetPage(theURL, targetWindow) postNetText(theURL, xmlData) end // JavaScript syntax function sendXML(theURL, targetWindow, xmlData) { gotoNetPage(theURL, targetWindow); postNetText(theURL, xmlData); } on startMovie Usage -- Lingo syntax on startMovie statement(s) end // JavaScript syntax function startMovie() { statement(s); } Description System message and event handler; contains statements that run just before the playhead 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.