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Multiuser dictionary

The scripting elements for multiuser applications can be divided into the following catagories:

Multiuser Lingo controls the Director movie in a multiuser application, connecting to remote hosts, sending and receiving messages, checking error codes, and so on.
Server commands are instructions to the Shockwave Multiuser Server. Server commands include group commands, database commands, and other server functions.

Multiuser Lingo
Use these terms to establish and manage server connections:

checkNetMessages
connectToNetServer
getAddress
getNetMessage
getNetErrorString
getNetOutgoingBytes
getNumberWaitingNetMessages
getNetMessage
setNetBufferLimits
setNetMessageHandler

These commands are used to establish and manage peer-to-peer connections:

breakConnection
connectToNetServer
getNetAddressCookie
getPeerConnectionList
setNetMessageHandler
waitForNetConnection
Server commands
These commands control the Shockwave Multiuser Server. Use sendNetMessage() , with a recipient containing the syntax System.object.command , a subject you choose, and any required parameters in the message contents.

createApplication
createApplicationData
createUniqueName
createUser
declareAttribute
delete
deleteApplication
deleteApplicationData
deleteAttribute
deleteMovie
deleteUser
disable
disableMovie
disconnectUser
enable
enableMovie
getAddress
getApplicationData
getAttribute
getAttributeNames
getGroupCount
getGroupList
getGroupMembers
getGroups
getListOfAllMovies
getMovieCount
getMovies
getNewGroupName
getNumberOfMembers
getServerTime
getServerVersion
getTime
getUserCount
getUserIPAddress
getUsers
getVersion
join
joinGroup
leave
leaveGroup
setAttribute

You can view the Multiuser dictionary organized by functionality, or view the list of obsolete Flat file database commands .

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