app.enableDialogs

Syntax app.enableDialogs (flag)

Params flag is a boolean indicating whether you want dialogs to be enabled or disabled.

Action Dialogs are normally enabled, call this verb to disable them, or re-enable them after disabling.

If the flag is true, dialogs will appear when an error happens when opening or saving a file, for example.

If the flag is false, subsequent dialogs will be disabled, verbs will return with no interaction required by the user.

Returns Returns a boolean, the value of the enable-dialogs flag before it was set. You can use this value to restore the value of the flag after setting it.

Examples app.start ("MinApp"); app.enableDialogs (false); app.alertDialog ("Hello!")

   » true

app.getErrorString ()

   » "Hello!"

Platform Notes This verb is only implemented in the Mac OS version of Frontier.

Notes This verb is useful for programming applications that are intended to run on an unattended Macintosh.

See Also app.getErrorString

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