opening documents on an external program using an Xtra

[mpz111 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I downloaded an Xtra, specifically "FileXtra3" to open up my PDF files and JPEG pictures on an external program from my CD that I am creating. I'm using Director MX on Windows 2000. I saved the downloaded Xtra in the same location as the the other Xtras that came with Director. My movie and my Xtras are both saved in separate sub-folders of my main folder. I wrote the Lingo as follows:

on mouseUp
instance = new(xtra "filextra3")
result = fx_FileOpenDocument(instance,the moviepath & "Img_2.jpg")
if result = 0 then alert "Sorry, no app is on the system to open JPEG files"
end

Now when I played the movie and clicked on my link, it gave me the following error:

Script error: Xtra not found

instance=new(xtra"filextra3")

"filextra3"


Does this mean I wrote the Lingo wrong, or did I save the Xtra in the wrong place, or what? I'd appreciate any help. Thanks!

[Gretchen Macdowall]

In article <bk8ng5$aat$1@forums.macromedia.com>, "mpz111"
[email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> I downloaded an Xtra, specifically "FileXtra3" to open up my PDF files

and JPEG pictures on an external program from my CD that I am creating.
I'm using Director MX on Windows 2000. I saved the downloaded Xtra in the
same location as the the other Xtras that came with Director. My movie
and my Xtras are both saved in separate sub-folders of my main folder. I
wrote the Lingo as follows:

>
> on mouseUp
> instance = new(xtra "filextra3")
> result = fx_FileOpenDocument(instance,the moviepath & "Img_2.jpg")
> if result = 0 then alert "Sorry, no app is on the system to open JPEG files"
> end
>
> Now when I played the movie and clicked on my link, it gave me the

following error:

>
> Script error: Xtra not found
>
> instance=new(xtra"filextra3")
>
> "filextra3"
>
>
> Does this mean I wrote the Lingo wrong, or did I save the Xtra in the

wrong place, or what? I'd appreciate any help. Thanks!

It's up to version 4 now. Also, you have to restart Director after putting
a new xtra in your xtras folder because it loads them when it starts up.

After restarting Director, to see which version you have, put up a message
window (Windows -> Message) and type this in the Message Window

showxlib

FileXtra should show up in the list as either "FileXtra3" or "FileXtra4".
Use the name you find:

instance=new(xtra"filextra3")

or

instance=new(xtra"filextra4")

If it doesn't show up in the xtras list at all, make sure that you
decompressed the zip file and that you put "filextra4.x32" into Director's
xtras folder.

Gretchen Macdowall
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