I have a script using the Go To Field, Select/Perform that is activated
by a button. When clicked I would like it auto play a QuickTime movie
in a container field. I have the movie hosted on FM Pro Server 7 and it
will play in the current record but not in any new records. It must
play in both Windows and Mac OS X clients. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

In article <1132666480.830754.276740 (AT) g14g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
"stavrogan" <gfassbach (AT) mac (DOT) com> wrote:

Movies will play using the 'Go To Field [Select / Perform]' command
(assuming the field is a Container field storing a movie and the
computer has QuickTime installed) - but only for the current record. If
you want to play the movie in another record or field, then you have to
perform the script command again.

If you're wanting the same movie in all records, then it's best to
store it in a Global Container field and Perform that.

Helpful Harry
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Thanks Helpful Harry but I must be missing something: I have the movie
in a container field and my script looks like this:

Print Setup [Restore]
Go to Field [Select/perform; Copyjobs::Movie]
Print [Restore]

In article <1132770717.573826.21400 (AT) z14g2000cwz (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
"stavrogan" <gfassbach (AT) mac (DOT) com> wrote:

I don't see any problem there (you can't print a movie of course),
although you may find that the movie stops playing as soon as the Print
command starts working. If you want the entire movie to play before
printing, then you'll need to pause the script:

Print Setup [Restore]
Go to Field [Select/perform; Copyjobs::Movie]
Pause [{time depends on how many seconds / minutes movie plays}]
Print [Restore]

This will play the Copyjobs::Movie movie from the current record's
FIRST related record (or maybe Copyjobs::Movie is a Global field) and
then print the current layout.


Helpful Harry
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In article <241120050856170623%helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com>, Helpful
Harry <helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com> wrote:

Actually, that's wrong. The script will play the entire movie and THEN
start the Print command.

But the script will only play the Copyjobs::Movie movie from the
current record's FIRST related record (or maybe Copyjobs::Movie is a
Global field) and then print the current layout.



Helpful Harry
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