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Hello,
Just got on board with LiveCode recently, previous a MetaCard guy. Here's my issue. In a repeat loop, I used to put a running count into a field so I could see the progress of the script. This does not work in LiveCode so I'm looking for a workaround.

Example:

repeat with i = 1 to 1000
-- do some action here
put i into field "status"
end repeat

When run, the field "status" would flash the numbers going by and I could see how far the script was. Now it does not. Instead of 1000, picture the number of lines in a 15 MB text file - like 70 thousand lines or so. I'd like to be able to see where I am in the process while the script runs. Best workaround/idea?

Hi Richard,

you need to give the app a little (very little indeed ) time to update the screen:
...
repeat with i = 1 to 1000
-- do some action here
put i into field "status"
wait 0 with messages
## as I said VERY little time
end repeat
...
That should do the trick.


Best

Klaus

P.S.
MetaCard still works with the LiveCode engine!

Addendum!

Since displaying something in a field during a repeat loop will slow down performance heavily,
you should not display EVERY number in the field. Better only display every 100th or even 1000th number! You get the picture!


Best

Klaus

Caramba!

Klaus is so fast
Yes it work and the addendum is useful

Jean-Marc

Yep, call me "Speedy Gonzales"!

Awesome! Will implement immediately. Thanks for the help - I really appreciate it.