Setting cast member properties using Lingo or JavaScript syntax

Lingo or JavaScript syntax lets you control and edit cast members by setting their properties. Some properties are available for every type of cast member, and other properties are available only for specific cast member types. For more information about these properties, see the Scripting Reference topics in the Director Help Panel.

To specify the cast member's content:

• Set the media cast member property.

To specify the cast member's name:

• Set the name cast member property.

To set the contents of the cast member's comments field:

• Set the comments cast member property. You can store any text information in this field that you find useful, and access it at runtime by getting the comments property.

To specify the cast member's purge priority:

• Set the purgePriority cast member property.

To specify the content of the script that is attached to the cast member:

• Set the scriptText cast member property.

To specify the file that is assigned to a linked cast member:

• Set the fileName cast member property.

For additional cast member properties that you can test and set using Lingo or JavaScript syntax, see the properties in the Scripting Reference topics in the Director Help Panel.