Play

Description

Starts playing an animation (an AVI clip).

Applies to

Animation controls

Syntax

animationname.Play ( from, to, replay )

Argument	Description
animationname	The name of the animation control displaying the AVI clip.
from	A long value in the range 0 to 65,535 indicating the frame where playing starts.The value 0 starts playing the clip at the first frame.
to	A long value in the range -1 to 65,535 indicating the frame where playing ends. The value -1 stops playing the clip at the last frame.
replay	A long value in the range -1 to 65,535 indicating the number of times to replay the clip. The value -1 continues playing the clip indefinitely.

Returns

Integer. Returns 1 for success and -1 for failure.

Usage

Start plays an opened AVI file in an animation control. If you specify a value for any argument that is not in the specified range, Start does nothing and returns -1.

Examples

Example 1

This example starts playing an AVI clip at the first frame, plays to the last frame, and continues playing the clip indefinitely:

integer li_return
li_return = am_1.Play(0, -1, -1)