Lingo in a Nutshell

List of Tables

Table Table Name Page

1-1 Variable-Related Commands 36

1-2 Data Storage Class Scope 38

1-3 Multi-line Code Structures 41

2-1 Creating Various Script Types 81

2-2 Script-Related Interface Commands 83

2-3 Primary Event Handlers 87

2-4 Handler Scope 90

2-5 Script-Related Lingo 90

2-6 Messages Sent to Movies and MIAWs 97

2-7 Mouse and Keyboard Events 99

2-8 Frame-Related Events 100

2-9 Sprite-Related Events 101

2-10 Miscellaneous Events 101

2-11 Events Generated by Frames and Sprites 102

2-12 Initialization and Clean-up 107

2-13 Script Message Passing Behavior 108

2-14 Custom Events and Manual Messages 110

3-1 Checking Code and Variables 137

3-2 AlertHook Return Codes 140

3-3 Debugging-related Lingo Commands 147

3-4 Debugging Options in the Interface 148

4-1 Lingo versus C++ Terminology 155

5-1 Data Types 162

5-2 Variable Types 163

5-3 Type Checking and Conversion 165

5-4 Ilk Return Values 167

5-5 Data Type Conversion Practice 169

5-6 Lingo Constants 170

5-7 Comparison Operators 174

5-8 Boolean Operators 175

5-9 String Operators 178

6-1 Commands to Define Lists 182

6-2 Sorted List versus Unsorted List Speed Comparison 193

6-3 Commands That Add, Change, and Sort Elements 194

6-4 Commands That Delete List Elements 196

6-5 Commands That Read from Lists 198

6-6 Ilk() Return Values 203

6-7 Linear List Operations 203

6-8 Property List Operations 204

6-9 Rect and Point Operations 207

7-1 Chunk Expressions 218

7-2 Lingo String Commands 218

8-1 Arithmetic Operators 228

8-2 Math Functions 231

8-3 Exponentiation Functions 235

8-4 Trigonometric Functions 237

9-1 Mouse Click and Roll Events 259

9-2 Mouse Event Passing 260

9-3 Mouse Button Events 264

9-4 Macintosh Mouse Button Mapping 265

9-5 Mouse Button State System Properties 266

9-6 Mouse Location/Movement System Properties 267

9-7 Common Mouse Tasks 268

10-1 Keyboard Event Passing 277

10-2 Keyboard System Properties and Constants 278

10-3 Cross-Platform Key Equivalents and Properties 281

10-4 Special Windows Key Combinations 284

10-5 Special Macintosh Key Combinations 284

10-6 KeyDown Event Passing 288

10-7 Editing Keys 292

10-8 Numeric Keypad Codes 294

10-9 Function Keys 294

10-10 Common Keyboard Tasks 295

11-1 Lingo Timers 302

11-2 Media Timing 304

11-3 Time-out Properties 304

11-4 Time Units 307

Time Unit Conversion Utilities 310

11-5 Date Formats 313

11-6 Time Formats 315

12-1 Behaviors, Score Scripts, and Parent Scripts 338

12-2 Behavior-Related Event Handlers 340

12-3 #format Codes for Cast Member Types 342

12-4 Non-Castmember Behavior #format Codes 343

12-5 Behaviors and Parent Scripts Lingo 345

13-1 FileIO's Different Types of Methods 353

13-2 Xtra-related Lingo Commands 356

13-3 XObjects versus Xtras 358

13-4 XObject Commands 359

13-5 XObject mDescribe Codes 361

14-1 External File Operations 365

14-2 External File-Related Lingo Commands 366

14-3 Macintosh and Windows Path Specifications 369

14-4 File Paths 373

14-5 User Selection Files and Folders 376

14-6 FileIO Xtras 377

14-7 FileIO's Global and Xtra-Level Methods 378

14-8 FileIO's Instance-Level Methods 378

14-9 Printing 389

15-1 MUI Alert Properties 392

16-1 Enumerated Values for Lingo Commands 398

17-1 Undocumented and Misdocumented Lingo 428

17-2 Lingo That Behaves Differently in Director 6 437

18-1 Lingo Command and Keyword Summary 446

A-1 Nonstandardized ASCII Codes 529

A-2 ASCII Codes and Key Codes 531

B-1 QuickTime 3 Xtras 538

B-2 QuickTime 3 Asset Xtra Properties 539

B-3 QuickTime 3 Asset Xtra Commands and Functions 542

B-4 QTVR 10 Xtra commands 543

B-5 Flash Asset Xtras 544

B-6 Flash Asset Properties 544

B-7 Flash Functions and Commands 547

B-8 Custom Cursor Xtra 548

B-9 Custom Cursor Xtra Properties 549

E-1 Lingo Errors 568

E-2 Director Error Codes 580

E-3 FileIO Xtra and XObject Errors 582

E-4 SWA Member Error Codes 583

E-5 Flash Asset Xtra Error Codes 584

E-6 Macromedia NetError() Codes 585

E-7 MOA Codes Error 586

Table	Table Name	Page
1-1	Variable-Related Commands	36
1-2	Data Storage Class Scope	38
1-3	Multi-line Code Structures	41
2-1	Creating Various Script Types	81
2-2	Script-Related Interface Commands	83
2-3	Primary Event Handlers	87
2-4	Handler Scope	90
2-5	Script-Related Lingo	90
2-6	Messages Sent to Movies and MIAWs	97
2-7	Mouse and Keyboard Events	99
2-8	Frame-Related Events	100
2-9	Sprite-Related Events	101
2-10	Miscellaneous Events	101
2-11	Events Generated by Frames and Sprites	102
2-12	Initialization and Clean-up	107
2-13	Script Message Passing Behavior	108
2-14	Custom Events and Manual Messages	110
3-1	Checking Code and Variables	137
3-2	AlertHook Return Codes	140
3-3	Debugging-related Lingo Commands	147
3-4	Debugging Options in the Interface	148
4-1	Lingo versus C++ Terminology	155
5-1	Data Types	162
5-2	Variable Types	163
5-3	Type Checking and Conversion	165
5-4	Ilk Return Values	167
5-5	Data Type Conversion Practice	169
5-6	Lingo Constants	170
5-7	Comparison Operators	174
5-8	Boolean Operators	175
5-9	String Operators	178
6-1	Commands to Define Lists	182
6-2	Sorted List versus Unsorted List Speed Comparison	193
6-3	Commands That Add, Change, and Sort Elements	194
6-4	Commands That Delete List Elements	196
6-5	Commands That Read from Lists	198
6-6	Ilk() Return Values	203
6-7	Linear List Operations	203
6-8	Property List Operations	204
6-9	Rect and Point Operations	207
7-1	Chunk Expressions	218
7-2	Lingo String Commands	218
8-1	Arithmetic Operators	228
8-2	Math Functions	231
8-3	Exponentiation Functions	235
8-4	Trigonometric Functions	237
9-1	Mouse Click and Roll Events	259
9-2	Mouse Event Passing	260
9-3	Mouse Button Events	264
9-4	Macintosh Mouse Button Mapping	265
9-5	Mouse Button State System Properties	266
9-6	Mouse Location/Movement System Properties	267
9-7	Common Mouse Tasks	268
10-1	Keyboard Event Passing	277
10-2	Keyboard System Properties and Constants	278
10-3	Cross-Platform Key Equivalents and Properties	281
10-4	Special Windows Key Combinations	284
10-5	Special Macintosh Key Combinations	284
10-6	KeyDown Event Passing	288
10-7	Editing Keys	292
10-8	Numeric Keypad Codes	294
10-9	Function Keys	294
10-10	Common Keyboard Tasks	295
11-1	Lingo Timers	302
11-2	Media Timing	304
11-3	Time-out Properties	304
11-4	Time Units	307
	Time Unit Conversion Utilities	310
11-5	Date Formats	313
11-6	Time Formats	315
12-1	Behaviors, Score Scripts, and Parent Scripts	338
12-2	Behavior-Related Event Handlers	340
12-3	#format Codes for Cast Member Types	342
12-4	Non-Castmember Behavior #format Codes	343
12-5	Behaviors and Parent Scripts Lingo	345
13-1	FileIO's Different Types of Methods	353
13-2	Xtra-related Lingo Commands	356
13-3	XObjects versus Xtras	358
13-4	XObject Commands	359
13-5	XObject mDescribe Codes	361
14-1	External File Operations	365
14-2	External File-Related Lingo Commands	366
14-3	Macintosh and Windows Path Specifications	369
14-4	File Paths	373
14-5	User Selection Files and Folders	376
14-6	FileIO Xtras	377
14-7	FileIO's Global and Xtra-Level Methods	378
14-8	FileIO's Instance-Level Methods	378
14-9	Printing	389
15-1	MUI Alert Properties	392
16-1	Enumerated Values for Lingo Commands	398
17-1	Undocumented and Misdocumented Lingo	428
17-2	Lingo That Behaves Differently in Director 6	437
18-1	Lingo Command and Keyword Summary	446
A-1	Nonstandardized ASCII Codes	529
A-2	ASCII Codes and Key Codes	531
B-1	QuickTime 3 Xtras	538
B-2	QuickTime 3 Asset Xtra Properties	539
B-3	QuickTime 3 Asset Xtra Commands and Functions	542
B-4	QTVR 10 Xtra commands	543
B-5	Flash Asset Xtras	544
B-6	Flash Asset Properties	544
B-7	Flash Functions and Commands	547
B-8	Custom Cursor Xtra	548
B-9	Custom Cursor Xtra Properties	549
E-1	Lingo Errors	568
E-2	Director Error Codes	580
E-3	FileIO Xtra and XObject Errors	582
E-4	SWA Member Error Codes	583
E-5	Flash Asset Xtra Error Codes	584
E-6	Macromedia NetError() Codes	585
E-7	MOA Codes Error	586