[ESC] to cancel pause

[LaRetta]

I want to start a script with a long pause and allow person to hit [ESC] to cancel the script during the pause. Once the script begins running (in this example at the Show Custom Dialog[] portion, it will be too late.

You will see there is option to Continue or Cancel shown in the status bar (attached) but I cannot reproduce this option within the script! I have tried looping; I have tried attaching Halt to the button; nothing seems to work, even with Allow User Abort [ On ]. I even tried two scripts but a pause is a pause is a pause. I cannot use other methods (it is tied to another post and when connection is lost, I cannot trap for errors). So I want to give User option of hitting [ESC] to stop the process.

Am I due for a long vacation again? Are there ways of replicating what I need? I think I must be missing something very simple and I will feel silly for asking this question ... but it won't be the first time. ROFLMAO!!

UPDATE: Oh, I even tried capturing the error 1 (User canceled action) and it didn't work.

LaRetta :king:

TestPause.zip

Edited August 13, 2008 by Guest

[LaRetta]

Never mind. I got it.

I hadn't change the loop to 1 second - it was still on 45.

But I am curious now ... if anyone knows of a way without the loop, I'd appreciate hearing it because the problem with loop is that the timing must be exact, ie, the person must hit esc continually until it responds. I don't like that at all! A User should be able to [ESC] and have it work the FIRST TIME!!

Edited August 13, 2008 by Guest

[comment]

I have tried attaching Halt to the button; nothing seems to work

Try attaching the Halt to ANOTHER button (one that doesn't trigger the same script again). This should work even with allow abort off.

[LaRetta]

Okay!!! Well, Halt only works when attached to a script so I created a script Enter Browse Mode[] and attached the Halt. It works and I was then able to turn Allow User Abort[] back to OFF! Thank you so much, Michael! :smile2:

[comment]

LOL, I believe Halt also works when attached to Halt.

[LaRetta]

Well I had created a script with just halt in it. But when posting back here, it seemed a bit, uhmmmmm, anal. So I changed it to Enter Browse[] mode because it just looked funny to halt a halt. ha ha!

And I have to say ... I think it is strange that we have to do this at all. I think it strange that we do not have the same functionality as the status area for cancel and, stranger still, that it doesn't throw an Error #1 for user cancel that I can trap. But then, you and I've had similar conversations before (which I WILL get back to when I have the time). :^)

[LaRetta]

Oh. Button with Halt Script. Nothing attached to 'current script.'

Oh, yes indeed - I need a vacation!!

UPDATE: I confess that I have never used Halt Script except within a script! I have never used it by itself! Way cool!

Edited August 13, 2008 by Guest
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