About network operations
Director lets a network operation begin even if a previous network operation is not complete. This capability, often referred to as background loading, lets Director perform multiple operations while loading files. Because something else is happening while files are loading, the user does not perceive the wait.
Note: Loading data from a network is different from loading cast members in Director. Loading from a network loads data to the local disk. Loading cast members in Director means loading cast members into memory.
It’s a good idea to author Shockwave content so that it performs other tasks while data is loading in the background. Because Internet operations require background loading, Lingo or JavaScript intended to execute on the Internet behaves differently than script methods that run within one movie. For more information, see Using Lingo or JavaScript syntax in different Internet environments.