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[Jsl] How can i stop a script with a button ?

antoinesofradir — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:17:04 GMT

Hello ! I have a problem (again !)

I would like to close my window thanks to a button box and stop my script.

I used this :

nw = New Window( "Window",

[...]

V List Box(
Button Box("Fermer",
nw << Close Window;

Stop();
)

)

);

[...]

The window is closed but my script runs ...

Where is my error ?

Thanks for your help !

Re: [Jsl] How can i stop a script with a button ?

ms — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:19:29 GMT

I think Stop() needs to be in the main script. Within a button box, Stop() will just terminate execution of the button script.

Try something like this:

stop_flag = 0;

nw = New Window( "Window",

V List Box(

Button Box( "Fermer",

nw << Close Window;

stop_flag++;

)

);

For( i = 1, i <= 100, i++,

If( stop_flag,

Print("Stopped");Stop(),

Print( "still running" );

Wait( 0.5 );

)

);

Re: [Jsl] How can i stop a script with a button ?

antoinesofradir — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:54:33 GMT

Good Job ! it works !

Thank you very much !

MS number one !

Re: [Jsl] How can i stop a script with a button ?

gwenicat — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:44:42 GMT

Finally! This worked for me as well. I was going slightly demented...

I can't believe it has to be so convoluted...

Re: [Jsl] How can i stop a script with a button ?

hogi — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:10:27 GMT

@ms wrote:
... Within a button box, Stop() will just terminate execution of the button script.

right!
important to know:

it's not due to the non-modal window, it's due to the limited influence of stop() on the main script.

I just wondered why this script doesn't manage to stop the script before x=5 is executed ...

[in the real script there are additional buttons which will not stop the code]

x=1;
New Window( "Phoenix Viewer",
			<<Type( "Modal Dialog" ),				
				Button Box ("OK", Print("OK");stop();  Print("stopped before"))
			);
//stop();
x=5;

so, even for modal windows, one has to a dummy variable to transfer the info to the main script and stop there.

x=1;
stop_flag=0;

New Window( "Phoenix Viewer",
			<<Type( "Modal Dialog" ),				
				Button Box ("OK", Print("OK");stop_flag++;stop();  Print("stopped before"))
			);
if(stop_flag, stop());
x=5;