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Re: executing programs
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Re: executing programs


  • Subject: Re: executing programs
  • From: Charles Arthur <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 00:11:07 +0000

On Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:20:59 -0500, "Stephen Gross"
<email@hidden> wrote:

>I know I posted this one before, but I've made very little progress, so
>I was hoping someone might have some new ideas.
>
>Basically the problem is that when I spawn new tasks through a script,
>the machine eventually bombs out. Take this script for instance:
>
>=====
>on idle
> select item x
> open selection
> return 10
>end idle
>=====
>
>(Item x is an applet that beeps once, and that's all).


Surely this isn't the right use of an idle script? It seems to be doing too
much, if you see what I mean. I thought idles generally just tested for a
condition - if it's met (or not, you get the picture) then you "run"

eg
on idle
if selection is item x
run
end if
return 10
end idle


However a thread which I don't think got resolved was saying that ifs in
idles led to a memory leak which could crash the machine.....

Charles

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