Wait function does not work

Reemski · **Posted:** August 24th, 2006, 5:35 pm

Hello all,

I've got a big problem with this basic function.
For some reasons the wait function doesn work, and stops my script.

I used it like this is my script :

Code:

wait(0.1)

The first couple of times it works like a charm, and then it just stops.
I'm absolutely sure it's the stop function, because i checked which part of code is last run (text pointers). It's the wait function that's causing this problem.

Does anyone know, or experienced this.
Is it a bug, or something i'm doing wrong ?

Could use some help here soon. Thanks !!

Remy.

Stephen · **Posted:** August 24th, 2006, 5:55 pm

Hi Remy

I tried the same scripting, using a 10 second delay. It seems to work fine.

I've attached the .imp file as a sample.

Check if you are setting up the action and script similarly.

Kind Regards,

Reemski · **Posted:** August 25th, 2006, 8:38 am

I used the wait function multiple times in my publication.

I want to post a piece of code here, but the problem is that i only noticed it in this situation, but it's a script which uses database information, loops and a lot of functions.

Posting my .ilm project isn't that easy, because it doesn't work without the mysql database etc. etc.

I used a workaround now with a empty frame, on which i use emptyFrame.SetTransparency(100, 0.1, true). It has the same effect, but it's still weird that this wait() instance is stopping my code.

Reemski · **Posted:** August 25th, 2006, 8:40 am

Here's the code i replaced the wait function.

Code:

function vulBlock(num,dbnum)
{

   records.GetRecordAt(dbnum); // haal de juiste record op
   var cRec = records.GetCurrentRecordNumber()

   // knop het id geven dmv array
   //old: itemIdArr[num] = records.pkVacatureID;
   itemIdArr[num] = dbnum;
   // en titles voor de stats
   statNameArr[num] = records.vakgebied +', '+records.flexisnummer+', '+records.functienaam;
   
   // alles vullen
   vulBox ("vacature_"+num, getSnippet(records.functienaam, 33))
   vulBox ("vak_"+num, records.vakgebied)
   vulBox ("regio_"+num, records.regio)
   var soort = (records.isFulltime) ? 'Fulltime' : 'Parttime';
   vulBox ("soort_"+num, soort)
   
   // define style
   var newStyle = new Object()
   newStyle.colour = 'f58232' // orange
   vulBox ("txt_"+num, "Het werk : ", newStyle)
   addBox ("txt_"+num, getSnippet(records.omschrijving, 140))  
   //addBox ("txt_"+num, records.omschrijving)  

   // fade-in
   eval("kader_"+num+".SetTransparency(100,0)");
   toon("kader_"+num);
   eval("kader_"+num+".SetTransparency(0,0.4,false)");
   waitSolution.SetTransparency(100,0.1,true);
   // wait(0.1)  // problems with this wait, used above line as workaround
}

Stephen · **Posted:** August 25th, 2006, 12:10 pm

Hi Remy

I'm not too bad at scripting, but I can't figure out why the "wait" in this instance causes a problem.

I hope that someone with more advanced scripting skills or the DW team weigh in and add some insight.

Kind Regards,

Reemski · **Posted:** August 25th, 2006, 1:51 pm

Me neither.

I figured out it that it was the wait function, because i tested with a lot of debug.trace() points in my code, and the last one echoed was the one just before the wait function. The one directly after, wasn't printed.

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