escape infinite loop [Solved]

[antrax13]

Ok this seems to be funny but I have created infinite loop on openStack.

I have an infinite loop on open stack like

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on openStack
put 1 into counter
repeat while counter <= 10 
 -- do stuff
answer "test"
end repeat
end openStack

obviously I forgot to add 1 to counter but How to escape it? Application start to get not responding after I click on OK after answer dialog box is showed.
Because it is straight after load stack I am lost ...
I can not do anything because livecode is not responding as soon as I open that stack.... message box is not responding, tools bar not responding ffs.

PS: No I can not start from scratch again its work worth of a 2 weeks.

[LCNeil]

Hi Antrax,

If you still have the IDE up and running you can try "CMD+period" (macOSX) or "CTRL+period" (Win) to try abort the repeat loop.

Kind Regards,

Neil Roger
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LiveCode Support Team ~ http://www.livecode.com
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[antrax13]

nice this has worked thank you very much

[jacque]

Another way is to click the Messages button in the toolbar before opening the stack. That prevents scripts from running. Remember to turn messages on again after you fix the problem.

[FourthWorld]

If you still have the IDE up and running you can try "CMD+period" (macOSX) or "CTRL+period" (Win) to try abort the repeat loop.

Neil, I've never had any luck with that when an answer dialog is in the loop. Does that work for you?

[LCNeil]

Hi Richard,

I beleive the answer dialog is blocking within the IDE until its dismissed so the CTRL+period & CMD+period methods would not work in this instance

Kind Regards,

Neil Roger
--
LiveCode Support Team ~ http://www.livecode.com
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