The trick is to create an independent process. A standalone that listens for messages. Pass it some parameters and go on about your business. Multithreaded computing on demand. AppleScript or open process doesn’t matter.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2019, at 19:09, Dar Scott Consulting via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Alas, only read from socket allows a message to be sent upon completion. The > step siblings read from file, read from process and read from driver do not. > > Here are a few things you might do: > > 1. Try making the file loading very fast and don't do it in the background. > Change the cursor if need be. Try using URL with file: or binfile:, maybe > that is fast. > > 2. Use a "send loop" to read in portions and update a progress bar. You can > get help here on how to do that. > > 3. Process the file lazily and bring in parts as needed. > > 4. Figure out how to make the file read through networking. Somehow. Maybe. > > >> On Aug 3, 2019, at 6:56 PM, Tom Glod via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Hey folks, >> >> I'm having trouble finding a combination of settings that allows my file >> loading to seem to happen in the background. >> >> repeat while read_result is not "eof" >> read from file ThisFile for (1024 * 1000) bytes >> put the result into read_result >> put it after IntoThisVariable >> add length(it) to amount_read >> TSTProgress amount_read,ExpectedSize,"%","Loading File ..." >> (Progress Indicator Handler) >> wait 10 milliseconds with messages >> end repeat >> >> no matter what I try, its still sluggish, and it seems like messages are >> still accumilating instead of being processed by the engine. >> >> Am I missing something? Normally waiting with messages sufficiently frees >> the engine to allow the UI to remain responsive. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tom >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode