How to use the multiline Message Box area??

[ValiantCuriosity]

Good Mid Morning (my time),

Another "baby" question for you. I'm trying to get the message box to respond to several lines of code. I'm using LC9.02. I put the code into the box and press return. Nada. I get no response. What is the key that I need to make the magic happen?

I have a button ID 1007 on a stack to test this.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you. I"m still happy dancing about the code completion help: <Tab> instead of <Return>, who would'a thunk it?

-Rachel

[Klaus]

Hi rachel,

RETURN creates a new line, but ENTER finally executes all the stuff!


Best

Klaus

[bogs]

Erm, what do you do if both keys on your keyboard are marked 'Enter' then?
Short answer: to find out (on 'nix), I hit both, the 'enter' key on the numpad actually executed the command, the 'enter' key on the main keyset only sent the cursor to the next line.

IF you have a problem like that Rachel, you can also get it to execute with (depending on OS and Keyboard) [ctrl+Enter] or (I think) [cmd+Enter]

[Klaus]

Erm, what do you do if both keys on your keyboard are marked 'Enter' then?

Get a "correct" keyboard and not this chinese rubbish, old miser!
To be precise:

[bogs]

Sorry, at $26. this keyboard was already 5x the price I used to pay, I ain't goin no higher for NOBODY
(Dang failin eye-sight )

OMG, sticker shock!

I would love to get my old IBM keyboard working again. Used to sound like a machine gun going off in the house

[ValiantCuriosity]

<control> + <enter/return> got it! I'm on a MacBook pro. No number pad. Thanks guys. You're the best. It's little things like this that make life difficult or easy...

-Rachel

[bogs]

I'm on a MacBook pro. No number pad.

Ah well, there's your problem right there! We need to get you a correct laptop, not one of those cheap Chine... oh wait...

[Klaus]

I'm on a MacBook.

AHA! Not the most unimportant piece of information.

[bogs]

[Mikey]

You can also use the single-line and separate the statements with a semicolon

[bogs]

I thank you for that Mikey, although I knew you could separate statements like that in the code editor, for some reason, I never made the connection for the messagebox

[Mikey]

it's even more convenient if you write a runtime statement interpreter, because then you can just use an answer dialog...

[FourthWorld]

<control> + <enter/return> got it! I'm on a MacBook pro. No number pad. Thanks guys. You're the best. It's little things like this that make life difficult or easy...

That key combination also triggers the Apply button in the Script Editor.

[ValiantCuriosity]

Bugs, err, Bogs and Klasiman--err, Klaus. As always you two are in rare form. I know, "living on the edge".
BTW, people also misspell my name. Now, that isn't a challenge!

Thanks guys.

Mikey,

Yes, thank you, I did note the separator, but really wanted to know what to do regarding the multiline statement.

Fourthworld,
I hadn't realized this could be used on the script editor too.

-Rachel

[bogs]

it's even more convenient if you write a runtime statement interpreter...

Ah, what the heck is that?

Bugs

Meh, whats up doc?

I know, "living on the edge".

I used to live on the edge!!
(...but then I fell off...)