Examples

Lingo in a Nutshell & Director in a Nutshell

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Electronic Examples from the Books 12/13/99

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Tables of Figures, Examples, and Tables12/13/99

Sample and Bonus Chapters

Sample Chapters
Bonus Chapters added 08/03/99

Examples

Lingo in a Nutshell Examples and Updates

Lingo in a Nutshell Examples from the book
Chapter 08 - Math examples added 08/30/99
Chapter 10 - Keyboard Events - corrections to Password entry example11/04/99
Chapter 11 - More date and time examples.01/20/00
Chapter 12 - Details on the spriteNum of me and custom properties 11/04/99
Chapter 12 - Page 321 - Download Behavior to simulate Tempo channel (StuffIt format).
Chapter 15 - MUI Dialog Xtra and Custom MUI Dialog examples.
Appendix C - Case-Sensitivity, Sort Order and Diacritical Marks examples added 08/30/99
Appendix E - Error Messages and Error Codes 11/11/99

Director in a Nutshell Examples and Updates

Director in a Nutshell Examples from the book
Chapter 4 - Details on the spriteNum of me and custom properties 11/04/99
Chapter 15 - Page 526 - Replacement for sound fadeIn and sound fadeOut.

Check out the Errata listing 01/20/00