Thanks for the information. There is one other question I should have asked ... because i knew it was coming.
While I am in the loop i want to see if someone has clicked a 'quit' pushbutton. I have tried setting the focus on the button removing the focus from the window and the only thing that happens is the timer stops. (that is probably because the timer starts running when the window is opened.) How do i get a program to keep an eye on the push button while running the timer <sheepish grin> Sincerely, > > From: Harrie Westphal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/06/01 Thu PM 07:43:29 EST > To: REALbasic NUG <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Hi there. what am I doing wrong? > > > On Jun 1, 2006, at 6:17 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I want to make a countdown timer, but for some reason, I can't get > > anything to display in my static > > text box. here is my code. > > > > dim x as integer > > dim xs as string > > > > x=100 > > while x>0 > > x=x-2 > > xs=cstr(x) > > statictext1.text=xs > > wend > > > > Any ideas? When I do a step through, I can see the value > > decrementing. > > Try placing a "statictext1.refresh" statement following your > "statictext1.text=xs" statement thereby forcing the > field to be refreshed on the screen instead of waiting until the > while loop has completed. > > > === A Mac addict in Tennessee === > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives of this list here: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
