I figured as much, but didn't have time to test it myself. Joe Wilkin
On Jan 27, 2013, at 8:15 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: > I tested this. It seems "exit top" is valid in LC, a shorthand for the > standard "exit to top. It works the same, and throws no error. > > > So this is not Pete's problem > > Craig Newman > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Lewis Wilkins <pepe...@cox.net> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Sent: Sun, Jan 27, 2013 9:37 pm > Subject: Re: Synchronicity > > > Pete, you didn't get the point. I said you have to use "exit TO top"; not > "exit > top". At least that is what I meant; not that I know it will solve your > problem. > > Joe Wilkins > > On Jan 27, 2013, at 6:17 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: > >> I did try exit top early on but it's quite possible that there were other >> things wrong at that point so I'll give it another try. >> >> What perhaps didn't come through in the first post is, when using the >> custom property method, if I step through the code of the Cancel button, I >> see the cprop being set. Continuing to step through, I get to the if >> statement that checks the custom property and it does not see that the >> cprop was set. Weird. >> >> Pete >> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 6:05 PM, Joe Lewis Wilkins <pepe...@cox.net> wrote: >> >>> Pete, >>> >>> Could it be as simple as the fact that you should use "exit to top", since >>> I don't think what you''ve used actually does anything? >>> >>> Let me know. >>> >>> Joe Wilkins >>> >>> On Jan 27, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: >>> >>>> At various points throughout the processing, I check if the group is >>>> visible and if so, I exit all the way out of the process - tried exit top >>>> and cascading exits up the handler chain. Didn't work. Also, when I try >>>> to check this out by stepping though with debug, the group is still >>> visible >>>> on the screen long after the hide command has been issued. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
