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December 12, 2019
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Pause the script while showing a message

  • December 12, 2019
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Hi all,

I can pause a script for a short while using $.sleep(1000) but is there any way to display a messsage while it is paused without having to "OK" the message, it just disappears when the script continues?

Many Thanks, Bren

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Correct answer brian_p_dts
Disregard previous. You can use the Window object. Window and sleep don't always get along, so I might do something like this: 

(Edit: Try TaW's method below, which is *much* more efficient -- though I was having some issues getting the window to stick with sleep). 

 

 

 

var w = new Window("window", "header");
var t = w.add ("statictext", undefined, "A longer message goes here");
var i = 0;
while (i < 30000) {
    w.show();
    i++
}
w.close();

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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brian_p_dts
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brian_p_dtsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
December 12, 2019
Disregard previous. You can use the Window object. Window and sleep don't always get along, so I might do something like this: 

(Edit: Try TaW's method below, which is *much* more efficient -- though I was having some issues getting the window to stick with sleep). 

 

 

 

var w = new Window("window", "header");
var t = w.add ("statictext", undefined, "A longer message goes here");
var i = 0;
while (i < 30000) {
    w.show();
    i++
}
w.close();

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TᴀW
TᴀW
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December 12, 2019

Whoah, I wouldn't do that! You're showing() the window 30000 times in that loop unnecessarily!

Use a "palette" type window instead, like this, for a 3 second pop-up message:

var w = new Window("palette");
w.add("staticText", undefined, "Hello World!");
w.show();
$.sleep(3000);
w.close();
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brian_p_dts
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brian_p_dtsCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 12, 2019

When I tried to test with sleep: the sleep function ran, and the palette only appeared toward the end of the sleep for a fraction of a second before disappearing. Maybe there's just something off with my sleep, but it always causes more problems than it solves in my experience, though I agree my solution is...wasteful. 

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