heh
and even I had read the technotes on that! right in front of my eyes- I
searched the archives at direct-l and found some workarounds, which so far,
is working beautifully.
fingers crossed!
thanks so much Sean!
----- Original Message -----
From: Sean Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:18 PM
Subject: RE: <lingo-l> re:IML32.DLL
> > okay disregard my previous message-
> > the error occurred once i started to try to "break " it
> > what now?
> >
> > > the miaws are referenced to a movie script-
> > > there is a button in the MIAW to close it- it calls a handler -
> > > handler basically checks the windowlist- closes the window, forgets
the
> > > window, and deletes the window in the windowlist
>
> It's amazing how often this comes up! Where is the script that closes &
> forgets the window? Is it in the window itself, or is it in the stage's
> cast?
>
> If it's in the window then there's your problem already - you can't have a
> window forget() itself. If it's in the stage, then your still not in the
> clear - if some handler in the window is asking the stage script to forget
> the window then that is where your problem is. The originating call cannot
> come from anywhere in the window or it will crash - periodically.
>
> Here is a couple of scripts that are tested and work - courtesy of Jakob
> Hede Madsen:
>
> --------<movie script>--------
> on closeWindow
> script("miawCloserClass").new(the activeWindow)
> end
> --------</movie script>--------
>
> --------<parent script "miawCloserClass">--------
> --miawCloserClass
>
> property pWindow
>
> on new me, aWindow
> pWindow = aWindow
> pWindow.forget()
> tell the stage to t = timeOut(me.string).new(0, #dummy , me)
> end
>
> on exitFrame me, aTimer
> aTimer.forget()
> end
> --------</parent script "miawCloserClass">--------
>
> Put the parent script into your MIAW's cast and instantiate it when
needed,
> not necessarily from the 'closeWindow' handler as in the <movie script>.
>
> HTH,
> -Sean.
>
>
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