handling command line parameters

[Jon]

Chipp:

Thanks for the help.  It turns out that OpenStack works just fine.

:)

Jon


Chipp Walters wrote:

> Jon,
>
> Try:
>
> send "startPlayer" to me in 100 milliseconds
>
> then
>
> on startPlayer
>   start player "myPlayer"
>   call "trackPlayer"
> end startPlayer
>
> This gives your stack a chance to open, load in everything it needs, 
> and then run what you want.
>
> Jon wrote:
>
>> I've managed to handle command line parameters with my stack, but 
>> something is strange.  The script looks like this:
>>
>> on startup
>>  if $1 <> "" then
>>    OpenTheFile $1
>>    start player "myPlayer"
>>    call "trackPlayer"
>>    end if
>>  end startup
>>
>> The problem is that, while the file is indeed opened (by my 
>> OpenTheFile routine), the Player does not start.  Is there something 
>> about not running the Player "too early" in the life of a stack, 
>> before it has "woken up"?  When I run the same routine at any other 
>> time, the Player does start up.
>
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