Thanks again everyone! I'm going to try using poser and macromedia director as I think that might just do the job... I'll let u know but it won't be till next month now. Honestly, if I weren't so IT literate I'd think u were talking about something else when u talk about KISS and FrenchKISS! :-D I think that's brilliant. Some IT people really like to put their sense of humour all over the place :-) Thanks again... and keep them coming. The suggestions about books and courses are brilliant but being a student I'm really struggling cash-wise and can't afford a thing especially on line courses :-( Thanks though... Doing some Java programming just now which is doing my head!

Thanks for the help in the Poser issue everyone! I'm looking into all your options and see which one works best but it's going to take some time! Keep the help coming though... I can do with as much help as I can get :-) I've got another issue which is more pressing at the moment!!!! I need to implement a program that is kind of like microsoft word. I've set everything up and it has several files for the taskbar, model panel etc. However, what I have to do is put a listener object so that whenever I type anything on the screen/panel the Save/Save as button automatically activate AND, MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, I need to try and SAVE & LOAD the file on text format. I've tried several bits of coding taken from books/manuals but nothing seems to work :-( I've been at this for 2 weeks and I've got absolutely nowhere! Can anyone help????????????????

I do know some C++ but I know that I should know a lot more at this stage of my degree... but I won't get into that! I was rather hoping to use Poser 3 to run my story and then only in where I prompt the user to interact, do I then want to implement some C++ coding. I must admit I like the idea of making this as simple as possible but it looks like the few months that I have are in no way ample time for this. Thanks David for sending my that file... very good :-) if the coding for it is just that little-tiny bit beyond me! But I'll have a more in-depth look at it and try and figure it out before I disturb you again. So, to go back to query... I would like to use Poser 3 as a sort of scene going through telling my story and then for certain scenes to be interactive... and from what everyone is saying is that I would not be able to make Poser3 interactive?! Back to drawing board with C++. Can anyone recommend any good books on C++ and games/virtual environments? I know there's loads on the net but I wanted someone's personal recommendation as there's too many to choose from. Thanks all for your help again Byeeeeeeee

Gee Thanks for all your help everyone. This is absolutely brilliant! You're quite right 'risopan'. I did actually want to use 3d images on a Myst like program. I've heard that my project was carried out once before and whoever did it failed miserably and I really need it to be noticed! I was told that the poor graphics didn't help as the viewer was not enthralled by the lack of reality in the story and I thought Poser3 would be brilliant to carry this out as the character is very life-like. However, it seems that what the majority of you are saying is, that I can't replicate the 3d images using c++ or Java or Vrml but I can use ordinary bitmap images and program their behaviour? Can anyone correct me if I'm wrong? I think what I'm saying is that I'm hoping you are wrong and that I CAN implement 3d images in c++. MartinC I 'thought' it would be extremely difficult, which is why I was looking for Poser3 to simplify things for me :-( Maybe if I explain further.... I'm trying to implement a Virtual Storytelling environment whereby I use c++ to run a story and the listener can intervene in certain points. What I needed was realistic images that would enthral the reader so much they would be taken by the story and would want to entervene. Does this help everybody understand a wee bit more? sigh I hope it does or I'm in deep... water :-S

Jeff That's exactly what I mean. I wanted to use the images from Poser 3 to run in the story but I can't seem to find a way of doing this? Or is just me not looking in the right place? Basically I want my characters to be the ones I build with Poser... Thanks :-) Marisa