URGENT Issue!!

I developed a lingo script that uses fileIO to count the number of BMP files
in a directory and then lingo creates dynamic cast members and then i create a
newMember(#bitmap) and use importFileInto to load the BMP images dynamically
into the cast. This all works great inside director! However, when I publish to
a projector it does not load or display the slides for some reason. I've also
made sure to include every extra under the sun with the projector, but still it
does not work. I'm including the code I'm running below. I'm at project
deadline and thought everything was running smoothly. Any/All ideas are
welcome!!

Thanks!
Charles

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on getSlideCount
slides=new (xtra"fileio")
slideEnd = False
slideCount=1

repeat while slideEnd = False
slidePath = ""&the moviePath&"slides\"&"Slide"&slideCount&".BMP"
slides.openFile(""&slidePath&"",0)
if slides.status() <> 0 then
slideEnd = True
slides.closeFile()
else
slideCount = slideCount + 1
slides.closeFile()
end if
end repeat
slideCount = slideCount - 1
put "received:"&slideCount
end getSlideCount

on loadSlides
repeat with x = 1 to slideCount
imagePath = the moviePath&"slides\Slide"&x&".BMP"
_movie.newMember(#bitmap).importFileInto(imagePath )
end repeat
end loadSlides

on showSlide
memberName = "Slide"&slideCurrent
channel("slideChannel").makeScriptedSprite(member( memberName), point(400,
300))
end showSlide

on unloadSlides
channel("slideChannel").removeScriptedSprite()
repeat with x = 1 to slideCount
memberName = "Slide"&x
member(memberName).erase()
end repeat
end unloadSlides

Your getSlideCount() handler seems to be using FileIO to open files so
that you can check their status (presumably to see whether they exist or
not). It would be much easier to use an xtra that implements a "file
exists" method (like Buddy API or FileXtra4).

Can you explain at what point it fails? Does it correctly "load" your
slides but fail at the point of display? Scattering some alert
statements through your code, or opening a runtime message window with
'_player.debugPlaybackEnabled = 1' will help with determining where it
falls over

maybe you did not include all Xtras needed for importing.

Wolfgang

Believe it or not I tracked down the issue. There seems to be some sort of
problem with some commands from another Xtra I was using. I have the
Resolution Xtra running that allows you to force screen resolution among other
things. I commented out the lines

-- disable_task_switching(xResolution)
-- hide_taskbar(xResolution)
-- hide_desktop(xResolution,0,0,0

After commenting out those lines, my images loaded just fine. Very odd issue,
and I've informed the author of the resolution xtra about this problem.

Charles

Maybe I am missing something but why not just set the fileName of a single cast
member, or two if you want a preloader? If you have Buddy API, you can simply
get all of the .bmp files in a directory without loading them as well. And on
that note... if you don't have BuddyAPI, I'd get it before it too disappears.

I'm sure there are many ways to skin a cat, but I still can not rule out that
there is some sort of compatibility issue with the Resolution Xtra. I'll take
a look at the BuddyAPI Xtra. My guess is that either using the FileIO is
failing or the following line:
_movie.newMember(#bitmap).importFileInto(imagePath )

If it is FileIO failing then using BuddyAPI to get the list of bmp files might
work.

[q]Originally posted by: matthewmaday
Maybe I am missing something but why not just set the fileName of a single
cast member, or two if you want a preloader? If you have Buddy API, you can
simply get all of the .bmp files in a directory without loading them as well.
And on that note... if you don't have BuddyAPI, I'd get it before it too
disappears.
[/q]

Hi

I've been working with BuddyApi to find image files on the hard drive. It
works well. However, it is very painful waiting for a thumbnail of the image to
display in my movie. I have tried importFileInto and sprite(?).member.fileName.
Is there any way to get a faster response?

Thank You,
BigDaddy

I would simply set the filename of a member to the image.

member("nameofthemember","castlib).fileName = "C:\Vendor\nameofthefile.jpg"

it should only take a fraction of a section for the external image to load
into the cast.

You can then display it at any size. This is the fast/easy way.