stub and finding cast members

[Strudel67]

I have recently created a stub file that opens up a dxr version of my main
movie. The movie was loading slow off of CD so I read about how a stub could
increase the performance. It does indeed to that but now my external cast
members are not found. A window pops up looking for them? Here is what I
did... on the CD is the start.exe stub. The stub has the following in the
first frame...

on exitFrame
go to movie the pathName & "\bmoor.dxr"
end

bmoor.dxr is also located on the root of the CD with the start. My cast
members are one level down under /cast. If I run the main movie minus the stub
no problem. Once I run the stub I get these windows saying where are the cast
members located?

Am I doing this right? or am I screwing this up? Thanks...

[Richie Bisset]

Is your projector in the same location as the dxr? If the dxr is in a
sub-folder you will have to change your paths as your app will try and
open the paths relative to the projector rather than relative to the
dxr. I use a hacky method to get round this, i make my top level
projector open another projector within the same folder as the dxr
then this second projector opens the dxr. it means ar less messing
about with paths.

also another small tip take the .dxr bit out of your go to movie
command as it is not essential. if you do this it also means you can
test your projector without having to dxr the movie after every
change.

hth,

richie


On Wed, 5 May 2004 19:37:08 +0000 (UTC), "Strudel67"
<webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote:

>I have recently created a stub file that opens up a dxr version of my main
>movie. The movie was loading slow off of CD so I read about how a stub could
>increase the performance. It does indeed to that but now my external cast
>members are not found. A window pops up looking for them? Here is what I
>did... on the CD is the start.exe stub. The stub has the following in the
>first frame...
>
> on exitFrame
> go to movie the pathName & "\bmoor.dxr"
> end
>
> bmoor.dxr is also located on the root of the CD with the start. My cast
>members are one level down under /cast. If I run the main movie minus the stub
>no problem. Once I run the stub I get these windows saying where are the cast
>members located?
>
> Am I doing this right? or am I screwing this up? Thanks...
>