Test if script is running ?

> I have a button thats starts a script and that script is 'ticking'  
> for a
> while and then pauses.
> Is there a way to test if the script is running so multiple clicks on
> the button does not restart the 'ticking' script ?
> I tested to drop the script name tile in a tester but that was not  
> possible.
>
> Karl
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>Hi, Karl,
>
>No, I don't think there's any such feature directly accessible in the
>current tile system, though a good case could be made for adding one.
>
>In the meantime, if you're willing to resort to textual code in a
>single script, you can use the expression:
>
>    (self existingScriptInstantiationForSelector: #foo) status = #ticking
>
>to determine whether an object's script named "foo" is currently
>ticking.
>
>Cheers,
>
>   -- Scott
>
>
>On Oct 29, 2006, at 3:11 PM, karl wrote:
>
> > I have a button thats starts a script and that script is 'ticking'
> > for a
> > while and then pauses.
> > Is there a way to test if the script is running so multiple clicks on
> > the button does not restart the 'ticking' script ?
> > I tested to drop the script name tile in a tester but that was not
> > possible.
> >
> > Karl
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> At 03:05 AM 10/30/2006, Scott Wallace wrote:
>> Hi, Karl,
>>
>> No, I don't think there's any such feature directly accessible in the
>> current tile system, though a good case could be made for adding one.
>>
>> In the meantime, if you're willing to resort to textual code in a
>> single script, you can use the expression:
>>
>>    (self existingScriptInstantiationForSelector: #foo) status = #ticking
>>
>> to determine whether an object's script named "foo" is currently
>> ticking.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>   -- Scott
>>
>>
>> On Oct 29, 2006, at 3:11 PM, karl wrote:
>>
>> > I have a button thats starts a script and that script is 'ticking'
>> > for a
>> > while and then pauses.
>> > Is there a way to test if the script is running so multiple clicks on
>> > the button does not restart the 'ticking' script ?
>> > I tested to drop the script name tile in a tester but that was not
>> > possible.
>> >
>> > Karl
>> > _______________________________________________
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>> > http://squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland
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