Assign QT file at runtime?

[El Monty]

IS there a way to include a QT asset but assign the file at runtime?
When I try to do this, the program prompts me for a filename when I run
it. How can I keep the QT asset quiet until I need it?

....Gary

[Andrew Morton]

Link it to a dummy QT movie.

Andrew

[El Monty]

Andrew Morton wrote:

> Link it to a dummy QT movie.

Yes, but then I have to distribute that dummy movie with the application.

[Andrew Morton]

> Yes, but then I have to distribute that dummy movie with the application.

You can sacrifice reliabilty* by using

x=new(#quickTimeMedia)
x.filename=the moviePath & "whatever.mov"

and using a puppeted sprite to show the QT movie member.

* It might be reliable, but puppeting sprites is not supported by MM.

Would a couple of KB really hurt the distribution?

Andrew

[El Monty]

Andrew Morton wrote:

> You can sacrifice reliabilty* by using
>
> x=new(#quickTimeMedia)
> x.filename=the moviePath & "whatever.mov"

Thanks, Andrew, that seems to work. Why is puppeting not supported by
MM any more?

....Gary

[Andrew Morton]

> Thanks, Andrew, that seems to work. Why is puppeting not supported by

> MM any more?

Puppetting an empty sprite channel never was supported, it's just that it
happens to work. It may be broken in some future release.

Andrew