Now

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.] 

To broadcast an asset live, use the keyword, now. This keyword indicates that the event in which now appears should take place immediately. You would use this keyword in the course of live broadcasts, or to broadcast an enhancement that has been corrected or updated.

Applies To

All events.

Syntax

Example

The following statement causes the file "Scoreboard.htm" to be broadcast immediately:

now "Scoreboard.htm";

Obviously, time expressed in this form cannot be preceded by the keyword before.

A trigger can also be broadcast immediately. For example, the following statement sends the file immediately, and then sends the specified trigger, NavTarget, to display the file in the portion of the viewing area titled "Left:"

now trigger (3 "Left" "Segment7.htm");

To send a trigger only—that is, in the event the file targeted in the trigger has already been downloaded to the viewer's machine—use the keyword only, as in the following example:

now trigger (3 "Left" "Segment7.htm") only;