CompuServe Thread

>> I've written a script that plays the FLCs in the correct order, but there's a problem if I need to go backwards (in order) during the presentation. I tried KEYCHOICE in order to route around the order, but this is limited to 36 (a-z ; 0-9) possible addresses so I can't find a solution from what I've read in the Player's Guide. << Ed, in the words of Ren, "your troubles are over." <g> keychoice is capable of presenting hundreds of flics, all accessible in any order. it's all technique though… here's how. [by the way, this is all outlined in the telecourse on scripting for presentations] let's assume an example of 100 flics to show (100 animated slides) suppose first group of 20 are somehow related suppose second group of 10 are related supposed third group of 50 are related… break them up into 25/25 supposed fourth group have 20 somehow related reserve the 0-9 keys to call script files using "call"… check player's guide for full details, several examples included. this allows you to get to script which keychoices 26 flics… follow? so using this scheme already, we can access up to 10 scripts, each script keychoicing a-z or 26 flics. using this scheme then, keychoice is limited to 260 flics per presentation. the permutations of other schemes leave ani scripts unlimited. for example most of my presentations don't go over 260 flics in a shot (harddisk starts getting pretty full at that point and i can usually keep 260 flic on a CMS tape (a presentation on a tape). but one could basically rteserve the 0 and 1 key to progressivley move through directories also, therefore unlimited segments of 260 flics each. knowing where you are is as simple as writing the script itself, using the // folowing the script parameters to explain what the slide has in it (goes as fast as writing the script) and printing the script out on a laserjet. piece of case. simple, effective, screams in its loadflic/freeflic ram play options, minimal resources, installable quickly, runs through TARGA+ already..it's sweet. puts powerpoint to shame. enjoy. -dave