Continue running scripts with dialog diplayed

[kalemaroni]

How do I have Macro Express (using v4.4) continue to run scripts while an informative message is displayed on the screen. Basically, it's a message informing the user that a program will be shut down in 5 mins and whether they are there or not to close the message box it should start the timer and continue to run the script.

[Cory]

It depends on the exact task at hand but likely it's the Text Box Display command with the "Floating Box" option.

[Look_Up]

Hello i wrote you a macro. Hope this is what you wan't ?!

<VARIABLE SET INTEGER Option="\x00" Destination="%minutes%" Value="1"/>
<VARIABLE SET INTEGER Option="\x00" Destination="%seconds%" Value="59"/>
<TEXT BOX DISPLAY Title="Info" Content="{\\rtf1\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1031{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\fnil\\fcharset0 Tahoma;}{\\f1\\fnil Tahoma;}}\r\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\\pard\\f0\\fs16 Application will terminate in 5 minutes !\\f1 \r\n\\par }\r\n" Left="Center" Top="Center" Width="278" Height="200" Monitor="0" OnTop="FALSE" Keep_Focus="TRUE" Mode="\x01" Delay="0"/>
<DELAY Flags="\x00" Time="1"/>
<REPEAT UNTIL Variable="%minutes%" Condition="\x00" Value="-1" _COMMENT="Repeat until 4 min (59 sec) left"/>
<COMMENT Value="Decrease seconds from 59 until 0"/>
<REPEAT UNTIL Variable="%seconds%" Condition="\x02" Value="0"/>
<UPDATE TEXTBOX Header="Info" Content="{\\rtf1\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1031{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\fnil\\fcharset0 Tahoma;}}\r\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\\pard\\f0\\fs16 Application will terminate in %minutes%:%seconds% minutes !\r\n\\par }\r\n"/>
<DELAY Flags="\x02" Time="950"/>
<IF NOT WINDOW Option="\x01" Title="Info" Partial="FALSE" Wildcards="FALSE" _COMMENT="check if window \"Info\" closed by user action"/>
<BREAK _COMMENT="if the window doesn't exist (closed by user), marco exit the loop"/>
<END IF/>
<VARIABLE MODIFY INTEGER Option="\x01" Destination="%seconds%" Value1="%seconds%" Value2="1"/>
<END REPEAT/>
<COMMENT Value="End of Decrease seconds "/>
<VARIABLE SET INTEGER Option="\x00" Destination="%seconds%" Value="59"/>
<VARIABLE MODIFY INTEGER Option="\x01" Destination="%minutes%" Value1="%minutes%" Value2="1"/>
<END REPEAT/>

Download macro below

time_left_macro_with_window.mex

Edited December 18, 2013 by Look_Up