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Lingo restrictions

The following Lingo statements function when a movie is playing in safe mode only if they reference data from a URL instead of local path. The same is true for Flash, Animated GIF, and QuickTime cast members.

set the fileName of castLib
set the fileName of member
importFileInto sound playFile channel
play movie preLoadMovie
go to movie

The following statements may reference a URL. They cannot reveal a local cache file name or path when the movie is in safe mode.

openResFile, closeResFile, showResFile 
openXlib, closeXlib, showXlib 
save castLib 
saveMovie 
getNthFilenameInFolder(folderpath, fileNumber) 
open window 
forget window 
set the fileName of window to 
put the fileName of window to

The following commands do not work with URLs:

openResFile, closeResFile, showResFile openXlib, closeXlib, showXlib save castLib saveMovie getNthFilenameInFolder(folderpath, fileNumber) open window forget window set the fileName of window to put the fileName of window to


	The following commands do not work in safe mode:

Restart 
Shutdown 
Open 
OpenDA 
CloseDA 
MCI 
Save CastLib 
get searchCurrentFolder 
get searchPath 
getNthFileInFolder 
printFrom 
saveMovie
searchPath(s) 
set the safePlayer = 0 
downloadNetThing 
PasteClipBoardInto--works in safe mode, but invokes a warning if safe mode is on.
open window 
forget window 
set the fileName of window to 
put the fileName of window to

A few lingo commands can access local paths since they only display info to the user and cannot send the data to anywhere else.

GotoNetPage
GotoNetMovie