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Methods A-Z

All 488 documented Director MX 2004 methods and functions, with page references into the official Scripting Reference.

Using this index

Every documented method/function of Director MX 2004, alphabetically. "Ref. p." is the page in the official Director MX 2004 Scripting Reference PDF. Names shown with () are functions in the documented calling style; entries marked by object (e.g. play() (Sound Channel)) have per-object documentation.

Commonly used methods

The subset that appears in nearly every preserved movie, with links to the pages that explain their semantics:

Method	What it does
`go()` / `goLoop()` / `goNext()` / `goPrevious()`	Playhead navigation to frame/marker.
`play()` / `play done`	Navigation with return stack.
`updateStage()`	Immediate redraw + stepFrame, no head advance.
`puppetSprite()`	Hand a channel to Lingo.
`puppetTempo()` / `puppetPalette()` / `puppetTransition()`	Override effects channels.
`puppetSound()`	Play a sound in a channel (legacy form).
`sendSprite()` / `sendAllSprites()`	Message sprites through the hierarchy.
`call()` / `callAncestor()`	Direct instance messaging.
`new()` / `rawNew()`	Instantiate parent scripts / members.
`newMember()`	Create a cast member at runtime.
`member()` / `sprite()` / `castLib()` / `script()` / `window()` / `xtra()`	Object lookup.
`point()` / `rect()` / `rgb()` / `list()` / `propList()` / `symbol()` / `image()`	Constructors.
`add()` / `addAt()` / `addProp()` / `deleteAt()` / `deleteProp()` / `getaProp()` / `getAt()` / `setAt()` / `setaProp()` / `sort()` / `count()` / `getOne()` / `getPos()` / `duplicate()`	List operations (details).
`string()` / `integer()` / `float()` / `value()` / `ilk()` / `voidP()` / `objectP()`	Coercion and type tests.
`charToNum()` / `numToChar()` / `length()` / `offset()` / `chars()`	String operations.
`copyPixels()` / `getPixel()` / `setPixel()` / `crop()` / `draw()` / `fill()` / `createMatte()` / `createMask()` / `extractAlpha()` / `setAlpha()`	Imaging Lingo (semantics).
`getNetText()` / `postNetText()` / `netDone()` / `netError()` / `netTextResult()` / `preloadNetThing()` / `gotoNetMovie()` / `gotoNetPage()`	Network (semantics).
`preLoad()` / `preLoadMember()` / `unLoad()` / `unLoadMember()` / `frameReady()`	Memory/streaming.
`timeout()`	Timer objects (semantics).
`alert()` / `put()` / `trace()`	Output/diagnostics.
`random()` / `abs()` / `sqrt()` / `sin()` / `cos()` / `atan()` / `power()` / `mod`	Math.
`cursor()`	Pointer control.
`quit()` / `halt()` / `restart()` / `shutDown()`	Session end.
`pass` / `stopEvent()`	Event propagation (semantics).
`openFile()` / `readFile()` / `writeString()` / `closeFile()` (FileIO)	File access via Xtra (details).

Full A-Z index

A

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`abort`	227	`abs()`	228	`activateAtLoc()`	228
`activateButton()`	229	`add`	230	`add (3D texture)`	230
`addAt`	231	`addBackdrop`	232	`addCamera`	232
`addChild`	233	`addModifier`	234	`addOverlay`	235
`addProp`	236	`addToWorld`	237	`addVertex()`	237
`alert()`	238	`append`	239	`appMinimize()`	240
`atan()`	240

B

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`beep()`	241	`beginRecording()`	242	`bitAnd()`	243
`bitNot()`	244	`bitOr()`	244	`bitXor()`	245
`breakLoop()`	246	`browserName()`	246	`build()`	247

C

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`cacheDocVerify()`	248	`cacheSize()`	249	`call`	250
`callAncestor`	252	`callFrame()`	253	`camera()`	254
`cameraCount()`	254	`cancelIdleLoad()`	255	`castLib()`	255
`channel() (Top level)`	256	`channel() (Sound)`	257	`chapterCount()`	257
`charPosToLoc()`	258	`chars()`	258	`charToNum()`	259
`clearAsObjects()`	260	`clearCache`	261	`clearError()`	262
`clearFrame()`	263	`clearGlobals()`	263	`clone`	264
`cloneDeep`	265	`cloneModelFromCastmember`	265	`cloneMotionFromCastmember`	266
`close()`	266	`closeFile()`	267	`closeXlib`	268
`color()`	268	`constrainH()`	269	`constrainV()`	270
`copyPixels()`	271	`copyToClipBoard()`	273	`cos()`	274
`count()`	274	`createFile()`	275	`createMask()`	275
`createMatte()`	276	`crop() (Image)`	276	`crop() (Bitmap)`	277
`cross`	277	`crossProduct()`	278	`cursor()`	278

D

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`date() (formats)`	282	`date() (System)`	284	`delay()`	284
`delete()`	286	`deleteAt`	286	`deleteCamera`	287
`deleteFrame()`	287	`deleteGroup`	288	`deleteLight`	289
`deleteModel`	289	`deleteModelResource`	290	`deleteMotion`	290
`deleteOne`	291	`deleteProp`	291	`deleteShader`	292
`deleteTexture`	292	`deleteVertex()`	293	`displayOpen()`	293
`displaySave()`	294	`do`	294	`doneParsing()`	295
`dot()`	295	`dotProduct()`	296	`downloadNetThing`	296
`draw()`	297	`duplicate() (Image)`	298	`duplicate() (list function)`	299
`duplicate() (Member)`	299	`duplicateFrame()`	300

E

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`enableHotSpot()`	301	`endRecording()`	301	`erase()`	302
`error()`	303	`externalEvent()`	304	`extrude3D`	305
`externalParamName()`	306	`externalParamValue()`	307	`extractAlpha()`	309

F

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`fadeIn()`	309	`fadeOut()`	310	`fadeTo()`	311
`fileName()`	311	`fill()`	312	`findLabel()`	313
`findEmpty()`	313	`findPos`	314	`findPosNear`	314
`finishIdleLoad()`	315	`flashToStage()`	316	`float()`	317
`floatP()`	317	`flushInputEvents()`	318	`forget() (Window)`	319
`forget() (Timeout)`	319	`framesToHMS()`	320	`frameReady() (Movie)`	321
`frameStep()`	322	`freeBlock()`	322	`freeBytes()`	323

G

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`generateNormals()`	324	`getaProp`	325	`getAt`	326
`getError() (Flash, SWA)`	327	`getError() (XML)`	329	`getErrorString()`	329
`getFinderInfo()`	330	`getFlashProperty()`	331	`getFrameLabel()`	332
`getHardwareInfo()`	332	`getHotSpotRect()`	333	`getLast()`	334
`getLatestNetID`	334	`getLength()`	335	`getNetText()`	335
`getNormalized`	336	`getNthFileNameInFolder()`	337	`getOne()`	338
`getOSDirectory()`	338	`getPixel()`	339	`getPlayList()`	340
`getPosition()`	341	`getPref()`	341	`getPos()`	342
`getPref()`	343	`getProp()`	343	`getPropAt()`	344
`getRendererServices()`	344	`getStreamStatus()`	345	`getVariable()`	346
`getWorldTransform()`	347	`go()`	348	`goLoop()`	349
`goNext()`	350	`goPrevious()`	351	`goToFrame()`	351
`gotoNetMovie`	352	`gotoNetPage`	353	`group()`	354

H

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`halt()`	354	`handler()`	355	`handlers()`	355
`hilite (command)`	356	`hitTest()`	356	`HMStoFrames()`	357
`hold()`	358

I

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`identity()`	359	`idleLoadDone()`	360	`ignoreWhiteSpace()`	360
`ilk()`	361	`ilk (3D)`	363	`image()`	364
`importFileInto()`	365	`insertBackdrop`	367	`insertFrame()`	367
`insertOverlay`	368	`inside()`	369	`installMenu`	369
`integer()`	370	`integerP()`	371	`interface()`	371
`interpolate()`	372	`interpolateTo()`	372	`intersect()`	373
`inverse()`	373	`invert()`	374	`isBusy()`	374
`isInWorld()`	375	`isPastCuePoint()`	376

K

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`keyPressed()`	377

L

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`label()`	378	`last()`	379	`lastClick()`	380
`lastEvent()`	380	`length()`	381	`light()`	381
`lineHeight()`	382	`linePosToLocV()`	382	`linkAs()`	383
`list()`	383	`listP()`	384	`loadFile()`	385
`locToCharPos()`	385	`locVToLinePos()`	386	`log()`	387

M

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`makeList()`	387	`makeScriptedSprite()`	388	`makeSubList()`	389
`map()`	389	`map (3D)`	390	`mapMemberToStage()`	390
`mapStageToMember()`	391	`marker()`	391	`max()`	392
`maximize()`	393	`mci`	394	`member()`	394
`mergeDisplayTemplate()`	395	`mergeProps()`	396	`mesh (property)`	396
`meshDeform (modifier)`	397	`min`	398	`minimize()`	399
`model`	399	`modelResource`	400	`modelsUnderLoc`	401
`modelsUnderRay`	402	`modelUnderLoc`	404	`motion()`	405
`move()`	405	`moveToBack()`	406	`moveToFront()`	407
`moveVertex()`	407	`moveVertexHandle()`	408	`multiply()`	409

N

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`neighbor`	409	`netAbort`	410	`netDone()`	410
`netError()`	412	`netLastModDate()`	413	`netMIME()`	414
`netStatus`	415	`netTextResult()`	415	`new()`	416
`newCamera`	419	`newCurve()`	420	`newGroup`	420
`newLight`	421	`newMember()`	421	`newMesh`	423
`newModel`	424	`newModelResource`	425	`newMotion()`	426
`newObject()`	426	`newShader`	427	`newTexture`	428
`normalize`	429	`nothing`	430	`nudge()`	431
`numToChar()`	432

O

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`objectP()`	433	`offset() (string function)`	433	`offset() (rectangle function)`	435
`open() (Player)`	435	`open() (Window)`	436	`openFile()`	437
`openXlib`	437

P

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`param()`	438	`paramCount()`	439	`parseString()`	439
`parseURL()`	440	`pass`	442	`pasteClipBoardInto()`	443
`pause() (DVD)`	444	`pause() (Sound Channel)`	444	`pause() (3D)`	445
`pause() (RealMedia, SWA, Windows Media)`	445	`perpendicularTo`	446	`pictureP()`	446
`play() (3D)`	447	`play() (DVD)`	448	`play() (Sound Channel)`	450
`play() (RealMedia, SWA, Windows Media)`	452	`playFile()`	453	`playFromToTime()`	454
`playNext() (Sound Channel)`	454	`playNext() (3D)`	455	`playerParentalLevel()`	456
`point()`	456	`pointAt`	457	`pointInHyperlink()`	458
`pointToChar()`	459	`pointToItem()`	460	`pointToLine()`	461
`pointToParagraph()`	462	`pointToWord()`	463	`postNetText`	464
`power()`	465	`preLoad() (Member)`	465	`preLoad() (Movie)`	466
`preLoadBuffer()`	467	`preLoadMember()`	468	`preLoadMovie()`	469
`preloadNetThing()`	469	`preMultiply`	470	`preRotate`	471
`preScale()`	472	`preTranslate()`	473	`print()`	474
`printAsBitmap()`	474	`printFrom()`	475	`propList()`	476
`proxyServer`	477	`ptToHotSpotID()`	477	`puppetPalette()`	478
`puppetSprite()`	479	`puppetTempo()`	480	`puppetTransition()`	481
`put()`	483

Q

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`qtRegisterAccessKey()`	484	`qtUnRegisterAccessKey()`	484	`queue()`	484
`queue() (3D)`	486	`QuickTimeVersion()`	487	`quit()`	487

R

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`ramNeeded()`	488	`random()`	489	`randomVector()`	490
`randomVector`	491	`rawNew()`	491	`readChar()`	492
`readFile()`	492	`readLine()`	493	`readToken()`	493
`readWord()`	494	`realPlayerNativeAudio()`	494	`realPlayerPromptToInstall()`	495
`realPlayerVersion()`	496	`recordFont`	497	`rect()`	498
`registerForEvent()`	500	`registerScript()`	501	`removeBackdrop`	503
`removeFromWorld`	503	`removeLast()`	504	`removeModifier`	504
`removeOverlay`	505	`removeScriptedSprite()`	505	`resetWorld`	506
`resolveA`	506	`resolveB`	507	`restart()`	507
`restore()`	508	`result`	508	`resume()`	509
`returnToTitle()`	509	`revertToWorldDefaults`	510	`rewind() (Sound Channel)`	510
`rewind() (Windows Media)`	511	`rewind() (Animated GIF, Flash)`	511	`rollOver()`	512
`rootMenu()`	513	`rotate`	514	`runMode`	515

S

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`save castLib`	516	`saveMovie()`	517	`scale (command)`	517
`script()`	518	`scrollByLine()`	519	`scrollByPage()`	520
`seek()`	520	`selectAtLoc()`	521	`selectButton()`	522
`selectButtonRelative()`	522	`selection() (function)`	523	`sendAllSprites()`	523
`sendEvent`	524	`sendSprite()`	525	`setAlpha()`	526
`setaProp`	526	`setAt`	527	`setCallback()`	528
`setCollisionCallback()`	529	`setFilterMask()`	530	`setFinderInfo()`	530
`setFlashProperty()`	531	`setNewLineConversion()`	532	`setPixel()`	532
`setPlayList()`	533	`setPosition()`	534	`setPref()`	534
`setProp`	535	`setScriptList()`	536	`settingsPanel()`	536
`setPref()`	537	`setTrackEnabled()`	538	`setVariable()`	539
`shader()`	540	`showLocals()`	541	`showProps()`	541
`showGlobals()`	542	`shutDown()`	543	`sin()`	543
`sort`	544	`sound()`	544	`sprite()`	545
`spriteSpaceToWorldSpace`	545	`sqrt()`	546	`stageBottom`	547
`stageLeft`	547	`stageRight`	548	`stageToFlash()`	548
`stageTop`	549	`status()`	550	`stop() (DVD)`	550
`stop() (Sound Channel)`	551	`stop() (Flash)`	552	`stop() (RealMedia, SWA, Windows Media)`	552
`stopEvent()`	553	`stream()`	554	`string()`	555
`stringP()`	556	`subPictureType()`	556	`substituteFont`	557
`swing()`	558	`symbol()`	559	`symbolP()`	559

T

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`tan()`	560	`tellStreamStatus()`	560	`tellTarget()`	561
`texture()`	563	`time() (System)`	564	`timeout()`	564
`titleMenu()`	565	`top (3D)`	565	`topCap`	566
`topRadius`	566	`trace()`	567	`transform (command)`	567
`translate`	568

U

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`union()`	569	`unLoad() (Member)`	570	`unLoad() (Movie)`	571
`unLoadMember()`	571	`unLoadMovie()`	572	`unregisterAllEvents`	573
`update`	574	`updateFrame()`	574	`updateStage()`	575
`URLEncode`	576

V

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`value()`	576	`vector()`	578	`version()`	578
`voiceCount()`	579	`voiceGet()`	579	`voiceGetAll()`	580
`voiceGetPitch()`	581	`voiceGetRate()`	581	`voiceGetVolume()`	582
`voiceInitialize()`	582	`voicePause()`	583	`voiceResume()`	584
`voiceSet()`	584	`voiceSetPitch()`	585	`voiceSetRate()`	585
`voiceSetVolume()`	586	`voiceSpeak()`	586	`voiceState()`	587
`voiceStop()`	587	`voiceWordPos()`	588	`voidP()`	589

W

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`window()`	589	`windowPresent()`	590	`worldSpaceToSpriteSpace`	591
`writeChar()`	591	`writeReturn()`	592	`writeString()`	592

X

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`xtra()`	592

Z

Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.	Name	Ref. p.
`zoomBox`	593

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