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VDSuser · Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2002 6:11 pm Post subject: Popup capture problem

*sigh* No sooner do I solve one problem than another creeps in.

I'm able to identify the exact popup I wish to close (and I can close it beautifully, if such a thing is possible) but in order to do so my if @winexists(%%popup) statement has to run continuously:

:evloop
%e = @event()
if @winexists(%%popup)
goto PopupHandlingSub
else
if %e
goto EventHandlingSub
end
end
goto evloop

As a result of my brilliance, CPU usage goes up to 100% while the program is running. It seems I've created a digital boat anchor (can't use it for anything else).

So ... can we discuss this or what? Embarassed

Tommy · Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2002 6:15 pm Post subject:

Like Mac mentioned in the Knowledge Base, you can put a WAIT statement, such as
WAIT 0.1 or WAIT 0.05 (don't forget to place OPTION DECIMALSEP,. somewhere in your
script in that case) somewhere in the loop. In order to allow for even shorter delays,
you'll have to modify OPTION SLEEPTIME to something below 50 milliseconds.

VDSuser · Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2002 6:41 pm Post subject:

Once again, Tommy, you show me why you're there and I'm here. Thanks.

(Frankly, I didn't know there was a knowledge base. My link takes me directly to the General Help page so I can see what's going on. Guess I need to see what went on first! Wink

)

Mac · Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2002 7:33 pm Post subject:

You're also missing the source code examples, product
releases, etc. Here's the forum index link:

http://www.vdsworld.com/forum/index.php

Also, the fractional WAIT times must be enclosed in
quotes for some countries (if I remember correctly...):

WAIT ".01"

As Tommy mentioned, use OPTION DECIMALSEP, "."
(somewhere near the beginning of the program unless
you're gonna change it again).

Cheers, Mac Smile

Dr. Dread · Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 8:32 am Post subject:

Just for the record:

As long as

Mac · Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 4:34 pm Post subject:

Hiya Dread, Smile

Finally found the old post mentioning quotes on a fractional WAIT
(sledge was having problems without quotes):

http://www.vdsworld.com/archive/index.php?page=topic&board=14&topic=30

Try this COMMA example with and without the quotes (tested on VDS3).
With quotes, it waits 9/10 of a second after ya hit the close button.
Without quotes it waits 9 seconds after ya hit the close button.

Dr. Dread · Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 6:49 pm Post subject:

Hi Mac!

Ahaaa, that's interesting. You're absolute right - without the quotes it's a long wait 8O
I never noticed that behaviour before. Perhaps because my systems run with comma as the decimal separator, so in my progs
using numeric values or WAIT statements I routinely set

Mac · Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 7:02 pm Post subject:

Lol, extra WAIT parameters create a TIMER event...

WAIT EVENT, 2

OR

WAIT 2, EVENT

both do the same thing... Wink

Cheers, Mac Smile

Dr. Dread · Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 7:16 pm Post subject:

Yoooo. Didn't figure that one out at first.

But it's kinda strange syntax, isn't it! Documentation still says nothing about WAIT <interval> being capable of using params. Confused

Dread
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