Hi Andu -
andu wrote:
>
> On Mon, 07 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I must be missing something here. I seem to be able to use the load
> > url command, but the optional message part is puzzling me.
> >
> > The MetaTalk Reference information on load says "the optional
> > <message> parameter can be supplied which will cause that message to
> > be sent when the download is complete"; but I don't understand
> > _where_ the message is sent. I originally assumed it would just be
> > going to the message box, but when I use this optional message
> > syntax, the message box is not affected.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > David
>
> The "with message<x>" construction is useful if you need to execute a message(x)
> before the rest of the original one continues. One example would be if the
> message(x) returns a value which you want to use in the original one.
>
But "load" is a non-blocking, background command. So how could the original
handler *not* finish executing before the "with message" message was fired?
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> Regards, Andu
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