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timeoutScript
Syntax
the timeoutScript
Description
System property; determines the Lingo that Director executes as a primary event handler when a timeout occurs. The Lingo is written as a string, surrounded by quotation marks. The default value is EMPTY
.
To define a primary event handler for timeouts, set timeoutScript
to a string of the appropriate Lingo: either a simple statement or a calling statement for a handler. When the assigned event script is no longer appropriate, turn it off with the statement set the timeoutScript to EMPTY
.
This property can be tested and set.
Example
This statement sets timeoutScript
to a calling script for the handler timeoutProcedure
:
the timeoutScript = "timeoutProcedure"
See also
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