Question about messages

[Craig Newman]

And for the umpteenth time, this is so much more palatable on the forum.

Craig

> On Mar 17, 2025, at 9:54 AM, Craig Newman via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> First off, the “with messages” is not proper syntax for “send”. It is for “wait”. I removed that portion, but do not understand how you got past it.
> 
> Make a field. This works:
> on opencard
> 
> send "handler1" to me
> 
> end opencard
> 
> 
> 
> on handler1
> 
> send "handler2" to me in 200millisec
> 
> end handler1
> 
> 
> 
> on handler2
> 
> put random(99) into fld 1
> 
> send "handler2" to me in 200millisec
> 
> end handler2
> 
> 
> 
> I get lots of random numbers, five per second. No idea what “condition” is, so I deleted it. Anyway, it is not something in the foundation of your script.
> 
> 
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mar 17, 2025, at 9:42 AM, jbv via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Le 2025-03-17 09:27, Craig Newman via use-livecode a écrit :
>>> If you place a simple one-liner in “more stuff”, like
>>> “put random(99) into msg”
>>> does that work? Another words, is it something in your own “more stuff” that is the problem?
>> 
>> Craig,
>> It stops working.
>> It seems like messages aren't sent when handler1 is running...
>> 
>> jbv
>> 
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