terminate script from keyboard

Andy Burns yoy at comcast.net
Thu May 20 08:59:49 EDT 2004


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Springer, Paul" <paul.springer at sensis.com>
To: "'How to use Revolution'" <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:14 AM
Subject: RE: terminate script from keyboard


> Thanks Mark, Andy & Eric.
>
> My problem was a bug where there was an answer command inside a
> non-terminating repeat loop. I had some unsaved changes (other than the
bug
> :) that I didn't want to lose by killing RR completely. I got out of the
> pickle by using the app browser to open the offending script, setting a
> break point, and applying the changes. The script stopped and I was able
to
> fix it. Cool. Try that with Visual Studio.
>
> What I was hoping for was a key combination to get me out of this (not
that
> it'll ever happen again!). I tried break and some others but with no luck.
> Maybe because it was always waiting for the response to the answer
command.
> Is there some windows equivalent to Cmnd-. ?
>
> -Paul

Paul,

I misunderstood. I have a rev standalone that can let the user start a
"run-away" script until mousedown. Now I see that you were in development
"run-away" script hell. :-(

Andy



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