### linked

Syntax: | `the linked of member` `whichFlashMember`
Type: | Cast member property
Description: | This property controls whether a Flash movie is stored directly in the Director movie's cast or remains external to the movie. When the Flash movie is stored externally, the cast member's `pathName` property must point to the location where the movie file can be found. The `linked of member` property can have these values:

| `TRUE` The movie is stored in an external file.
| `FALSE` The movie is stored in the Director cast.

| The `linked of member` property can be tested and set. The default setting is `TRUE`.
Example: | This `startMovie` script creates a new Flash cast member using the `new` command, sets the newly created cast member's `linked` property so that the cast member's assets are stored in an external file, and then sets the cast member's `pathName` property to the location of a Flash movie on the World Wide Web.

    on startMovie
    	set flashCastMember = new(#flash)
    	set the linked of member flashCastMember = TRUE
    	set the pathName of member flashCastMember = "http://www.someURL.com/myFlash.swf"
    end

Related Lingo: | `pathName of member` property

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