A few Lingo Commands
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-- set the forecolour of sprite 2 to colour 5 in the colour palette
sprite(2).foreColor = 5     

-- set the forecolour of sprite 2 to a random colour in the colour palette
sprite(2).foreColor = random(255)   

-- set the colour of the stage to a random colour in the colour palette
stageColor = random(255)     

-- set the opacity, or blend, of sprite 3 to 0 (meaning totally transparent)
sprite(3).blend = 0     
sprite(3).blend = 30     -- set it to 30 (30% opaque)
sprite(3).blend = 100     -- set it to 100 (100% opaque, meaning totally non-transparent)


-- change the cast member of sprite 8 to be cast member "blue"
sprite(8).member = "blue"    


-- change the cast member of sprite 8 to be cast member number 3
sprite(8).memberNum = 3     


-- make sure any changes to the stage are done right now
updateStage     


sprite(10).moveableSprite = true     -- make sprite 10 moveable


 -- if the mouse is over sprite 6, then set the cast member of sprite 6 to be "green"
 -- otherwise go back to the "blue" original cast member.
on mouseEnter me
  sprite(me.Spritenum).member = "green"
end
on mouseLeave me
  sprite(me.Spritenum).member = "blue"
end


-- put the string "The text you want to be in the field" into the cast member named "fieldmembername"
member("fieldmembername").text = "The text you want to be in the field" 


------- Examples that Will be Coming Soon:
Multimedia disk : 3930 examples : Variables - easy : 
random.dir
globaldot.dir
w11vartoday.dir

Multimedia disk : 3930 examples :  other a2 techniques:
all files potentially useful, but see the directory list of what they are in readme.txt

Multimedia disk : 3930 examples : Variables :
don's slightly harder examples of using variables

Multimedia disk : 3930 examples : remembering examples :
Don's remembering examples - many varieties...