Dialog to keep open question

Mark Gevry · Post by **Mark Gevry** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 3:57 pm

Hi. Is it possible to keep the dialog box open when its running my script?
So when its running and maybe after 1 hour i can click the exit button. Or maybe a pause button? I havent figured this out yet. And if it matters i have MS 7.3 Professional version. Thnx

-Mark

support · Post by **support** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 9:52 pm

Yes, use a non-modal dialog so that it stays open while the script is running.

Mark Gevry · Post by **Mark Gevry** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 2:18 am

What is the difference between a non-modal dialog and a modal dialog. How do i know which one im using? All im doing is going to dialog designer and using whats there.

-Mark

armsys · Post by **armsys** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 5:14 am

Hi Mark,

You can find the answer from the online manual. As far as the Dialog...EndDialog is concerned, they're the same. The samples (in the online help) show you the difference in terms of scripting.

Happy scripting.

support · Post by **support** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 9:44 am

A modal dialog is modal. A non modal dialog isn't. Am I being facetious? Well, you'll find a definition of modal here on this form as this question was answered here recently. You'll also find examples in the help file showing both modal and non-modal dialogs. It's all there in the documentation that comes with the software.

Captive · Post by **Captive** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:07 pm

Support - is there a way to change the contents of multi-value fields such as combos, lists, etc in a NON-modal dialog?