terminate script from keyboard

[Rob Cozens]

>How would you stop this?
>>
>>on mouseUp
>>    repeat 100000 times
>>      put "hello" & cr after fld 1
>>      answer "hello"
>>    end repeat
>>end mouseUp

1.  on mouseUp
       repeat 100000
         put "hello"&return after field 1
         answer "hello" with "Goodbye" or "Hi back"
         if it is "Goodbye" then exit repeat
       end repeat
     end mouseUp

2.  on mouseUp
       repeat 100000
         put "hello"&return after field 1
         answer "hello"
         if the controlKey is down then exit repeat -- untested; should exit
                   -- if controlKey is down when the answer dialog is closed
       end repeat
     end mouseUp
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Rob Cozens
CCW, Serendipity Software Company

"And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."

from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)