To break into your loop so that an external control can, er, take control, add this line as appropriate inside your loop(s):
wait 0 with messages This will let the handler look outside itself for a brief instant, so that a mouseUp message can be generated by that "cancel" button. You do know that cmd-period will abort any running hsndler, right? Craig Newman -----Original Message----- From: Nakia Brewer <nakia.bre...@westrac.com.au> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> Sent: Sat, Mar 29, 2014 5:45 am Subject: Kill a handler Hi, Is there a way u can kill a handler that is currently running (has long loops on it so runs a while). I am building a desktop version of the mobileActivity indicator and want to add a cancel button so it can cancel any current operation within the program... Sent from my iPhone COPYRIGHT / DISCLAIMER: This message and/or including attached files may contain confidential proprietary or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from using, reproducing, disclosing or distributing the information contained in this email without authorisation from WesTrac. If you have received this message in error please contact WesTrac on +61 8 9377 9444. We do not accept liability in connection with computer virus, data corruption, delay, interruption, unauthorised access or unauthorised amendment. We reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communications. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
