i keep getting those too. not sure what the dealio is.
"Mark R. Jonkman" wrote:
>
> Hi Bhakti
>
> just a variation on the theme:
>
> on new me
> vTimeOut = timeOut("theName").new(0, #remove, me)
> vTimeOut.persistent = true
> return me
> end new
>
> this instantiates the object but allows you to remove it by simply doing:
>
> the timeOutList[1].period = 1
>
> assuming of course that the rest of the object, see previous emails
>
> Now I just wish that that BBC mail server would quit telling me I'm sending
> a virus as part of my emails ... I'm guessing its because of the new
> statement in there or something. I don't see any viral attachements on my
> emails when they come back. If anyone is seeing some form of attachment
> representing a virus on my emails then please let me know.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Mark
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Mark R. Jonkman
> Mark R. Jonkman Consulting
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Mark R. Jonkman
> > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 7:43 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: <lingo-l> technical difficulties
> >
> >
> > Hi Bhakti
> >
> > I just did a little test, simple movie (kinda annoying to work
> > with) but it
> > basically worked likes this:
> >
> > frame 2 framescript
> >
> > on exitFrame
> > it = new(Script "Test")
> > end exitFrame
> >
> > frame 5 framescript
> >
> > on exitFrame
> > go the frame
> > end exitFrame
> >
> > please note that in the first exitframe handler on frame 2, it is a local
> > variable.
> >
> > Parent Script named "Test"
> >
> > property pSpecialTimer
> > property pCount
> >
> > on new me
> >
> > pSpecialTimer = timeOut("theName").new(0, #someNonExistantHandler, me)
> > pSpecialTimer.persistent = true
> > return me
> > end new
> >
> > on exitFrame me
> > pCount = pCount + 1
> > if pCount = 300 then
> > put "Hello"
> > pCount = 0
> > end if
> > end exitFrame
> >
> > on remove me
> > if objectP(pSpecialTimer) then
> > pSpecialTimer.forget()
> > end if
> > end remove
> >
> > run the movie
> >
> > -- every so often you will see the line:
> >
> > --"Hello"
> >
> > there should be just enough time to do type a few messages into
> > the message
> > window to see what is actually going on.
> >
> > put the timeOutList
> > put the timeOutList
> > -- [timeOut("theName")]
> >
> > put the timeOutList[1].target
> > -- <offspring "test" 2 1d7714>
> >
> > of course the odd time the word "Hello" will appear so you have to work
> > reasonably fast.
> >
> > if you type:
> >
> > the timeOutList[1].target.remove()
> >
> > then "Hello" no longer appears
> >
> > put the timeOutList
> > --[]
> >
> > So it appears that you can safely store a reference to an object into the
> > timeoutList stored as the target of the timeOut object
> >
> > Of course I could well have just destroyed the object by killing the
> > reference to the timeOut object itself:
> >
> > the timeOutList[1].forget()
> >
> > or
> >
> > timeOut("theName").forget()
> >
> > Remember, a reference to the timeOut object itself is stored in
> > the property
> > of the original object and thus I didn't need to type the name of the
> > timeOut object as you suggested, rather just call forget on the
> > reference to
> > the timeOut object, ie:
> > pSpecialTimer.forget()
> >
> > I guess it would be more "proper" to not crossreference the two objects, I
> > haven't tested it but you should in theory be able to not store the
> > reference to the timeOut object in the actual object. I hadn't actually
> > thought of the fact that the timeout object reference to the the "test"
> > object would hold that "test" object in memory, but it certainly beats
> > having to store it in a global object, but it makes for one nasty mess of
> > trying to reference it... but that's another story. If it is
> > simply running
> > along doing a repetitive function based on start, stop or frame
> > events then
> > it might be a fairly good idea. Of course you can always get the reference
> > back by retrieving the target of the timeOut object provided that its name
> > is a "constant".
> >
> > Okay, I'll quit blabbering on.
> >
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > --------------------------------------------
> > Mark R. Jonkman
> > Mark R. Jonkman Consulting
> > ADDRESS: 20 Windermere Crt., Guelph, ON, CANADA N1E 3L4
> > PHONE: 519-837-8509
> > EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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