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pathName (cast member property)

Syntax

    member(whichFlashMember).pathName
    the pathName of member whichFlashMember

Description

Cast member property; controls the location of an external file that stores the assets of a Flash movie cast member are stored. You can link a Flash movie to any path on a local or network drive or to a URL.

Setting the path of an unlinked cast member converts it to a linked cast member.

This property can be tested and set. The `pathName` property of an unlinked member is an empty string.

This property is the same as the `fileName` property for other member types, and you can use `fileName` instead of `pathName`.

Example

This `startMovie` script creates a new Flash cast member using the `new` command, sets the newly created cast member's `linked` property so that the cast member's assets are stored in an external file, and then sets the cast member's `pathName` property to the location of a Flash movie on the World Wide Web:

    on startMovie
    	member(new(#flash)).pathName = \
    "http://www.someURL.com/myFlash.swf"
    end

See also

`fileName (cast member property)`, `linked`