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/MacClassic/AppleScript/AppleScript with Periodic Event
Required plugins for this example: MBS MacClassic Plugin
You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /MacClassic/AppleScript/AppleScript with Periodic Event
This example is the version from Wed, 27th Oct 2020.
Project "AppleScript with Periodic Event.xojo_binary_project"
MenuBar Menu
MenuItem UntitledMenu3 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu2 = "File"
MenuItem FileQuit = "Quit"
MenuItem UntitledMenu7 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "Edit"
MenuItem EditUndo = "Undo"
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "Cut"
MenuItem EditCopy = "Copy"
MenuItem EditPaste = "Paste"
MenuItem EditClear = "Clear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu6 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu5 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu4 = ""
End MenuBar
Class App Inherits Application
EventHandler Sub Open()
dim a as AppleScriptMBS
dim b as AppleScriptMBS
a=new MyAppleScriptMBS
// compile this source code, runs 30 seconds
a.Compile "set x to 0"+EndOfLine+"repeat until x=10000000"+EndOfLine+"set x to x + 1"+EndOfLine+"end repeat"
b=new MyAppleScriptMBS
// now we copy the binary code to another object
b.Binary=a.Binary
// and run it
b.Execute
// -1753 if you press control to cancel
// 0 if you let it run
MsgBox str(b.Lasterror)
// now decompile
MsgBox b.Source
Quit
End EventHandler
End Class
Class MyAppleScriptMBS Inherits AppleScriptMBS
EventHandler Function Periodic() As integer
System.DebugLog "Periodic event"
if Keyboard.AsyncControlKey then
Return 1
else
Return 0
end if
End EventHandler
End Class
ExternalFile info
End ExternalFile
End Project
See also:
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS MacClassic Plugin.
