-- Lingo syntax _movie.path // JavaScript syntax _movie.path;
Movie property; indicates the pathname of the folder in which the current movie is located. Read-only.
For pathnames that work on both Windows and Macintosh computers, use the @ pathname operator.
To see an example of path used in a completed movie, see the Read and Write Text movie in the Learning/Lingo Examples folder inside the Director application folder.
This statement displays the pathname for the folder containing the current movie:
-- Lingo syntax trace(_movie.path) // JavaScript syntax trace(_movie.path);
This statement plays the sound file Crash.aif stored in the Sounds subfolder of the current movie's folder:
-- Lingo syntax sound(1).playFile(_movie.path & "Sounds\Crash.aif") // JavaScript syntax sound(1).playFile(_movie.path + "Sounds\\Crash.aif");