Either have a repeat loop which includes a 'wait 5 seconds with messages' line or a handler which ends with 'send "whateverthenameofthishandleris" to me in 5 seconds.
Both should do this without locking the interface. Ian On 8 Sep 2011, at 13:05, William de Smet wrote: > Hi there, > > I want tot refresh the content of a field every 5 seconds without locking > the standalone/stack/IDE. > The content comes from another field on another stack. > What is the best way to do this? > > Greetings, > > William > _______________________________________________ > 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