I like that. The last time I had to do this from scratch was in FMP
5-6 where it was not an option. With a little bit of screen
capturing, one could have an "Authentic" dialogue box :-)
Dave
Richard,
Along the same lines as Dave's suggestion, have the script open a
new window, with your dialog as the main portion of the layout.
When your script finishes it's work close the window. This should
put you back in the original window.
Good luck
Bruce Herbach
David McQueen wrote:
Put it on a separate layout. Go to the layout, refresh the screen
and run the script. Go back to your regularly scheduled programming
after :-)
HTH
Dave McQueen
I have a script that creates a bunch of records, and it takes
upwards of 10 seconds to complete the task. Between the time the
user gives the go-ahead to do it and the time the task runs to
completion, I'd like to flash a brief message on the screen saying
"Thanks. Please wait a bit.". This is NOT a dialog ("di-" implies
that the user may have something to say back), it's a monolog -
1-way, from me to the user, no response expected or desired.
I figured I could probably achieve this objective just by
inserting a Show Custom Dialog step and not entering anything in
any of the 3 button-label boxes, then following it with a
Pause/Resume Script step with a duration of 1 second. Alas,
foiled. FMP automatically displays my dialog box with an "OK"
button.
Anyone got any hints about how I can just flash my monolog box?
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