Pending messages

[Dar Scott]

On Jun 17, 2004, at 3:44 PM, Troy Rollins wrote:

> If I have multiple scripts, calling the same handler, but with 
> different parameters, this can be difficult to sort one from the next. 
> Is the "typical" technique for this to catch the message ID when sent, 
> then register that with a "manager object" which can keep track of all 
> the messages and related parameters based on ID information? Now that 
> I write this, I'm assuming it is. But I'm open to any suggestions or 
> tips from anyone who does this regularly.

I usually get the message ID, but I do not use a general message ID 
manager, I put it in a script local variable near the functions and 
commands related to the message.

Some folks differentiate based on the target, which is can be obtained 
from pendingMessages().

At my web site is a primer on what I call "message mechanics".  It 
covers some of these issues.  Look here:

      http://www.swcp.com/dsc/revstacks.html

This primer does not require you to build anything, but it does have 
lots of examples.

Dar Scott