halt and quit

[CJ]

Is there a difference between halt and quit?
thanks,
cj

[CJ]

Is there a difference between halt and quit?
thanks,
cj

[LeFred]

CJ <groups@renderforge.com> a écrit dans le message :
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> Is there a difference between halt and quit?
> thanks,
> cj
>
>

in author mode halt stops the movie without trying to exit from director
environment
quit exit from the application so it's a bit loud when you're in author mode

[Robert Tweed]

"CJ" <groups@renderforge.com> wrote in message
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>
> Is there a difference between halt and quit?

Halt stops playback but does not quit. Quit exits completely - including
closing the authoring environment if you are in it. The usual thing to do is
have an if structure like this:

if( the runmode contains "Author" ) then
halt
else
quit
end if

This will quit when running as a projector, but won't try to close Director
when you are in the middle of authoring.

- Robert

[CJ]

Thanks, Robert
That will save me some headaches
cj
"Robert Tweed" <robert@killingmoon.com> wrote in message
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> "CJ" <groups@renderforge.com> wrote in message
> news:br4nct$1q$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> >
> > Is there a difference between halt and quit?

>
> Halt stops playback but does not quit. Quit exits completely - including
> closing the authoring environment if you are in it. The usual thing to do

is

> have an if structure like this:
>
> if( the runmode contains "Author" ) then
> halt
> else
> quit
> end if
>
> This will quit when running as a projector, but won't try to close

Director

> when you are in the middle of authoring.
>
> - Robert
>
>

[johnAq webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Halt stops playback

quit exits the program

In a projector they are supposed to do the same thing, but there seems to be some circunstances where it fails.

In authoring, halt just stops the movie, quit will also quit Director.

I'm not sure what it does in Shockwave, or if it is even necessary

For these reasons, many people use a quit handler like this:

on quitProgram
if the runMode = "Projector"
quit
else
halt
end if
end


hth

johnAq