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lockErrorDialogs

set [the] lockErrorDialogs to trueOrFalse

The lockErrorDialogs property returns or sets whether HyperCard, on encountering an error, presents an error dialog box.

This property defaults to false at idle time, meaning that error dialogs usually appear.

When this property is set to true, HyperCard, on encountering an error, does not display an error dialog box; instead, it sends the message errorDialog errorMessageText to the current card.

ErrorMessageText contains the text of the error dialog box.

Examples

set lockErrorDialogs to true

set lockErrorDialogs to false

Demo Script

on errorDemo

  set the cantDelete of this card to true

  set lockErrorDialogs to true

  doMenu "Delete Card"

end errorDemo

-- handler in the script of this card

on errorDialog whichError

  answer "Had lockErrorDialogs not been set to true," &&¬

  "HyperCard would have displayed the error, “" & whichError & "”"

end errorDialog

Related Topics

errorDialog

Placeholders

trueOrFalse

Any expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants true or false.

For example:

true

false

the hilite of bg btn "Yes"

fld "Zip" contains "95014"

the short name of this stack is "Fred"

HyperTalk Reference

fixedLineHeight

lockErrorDialogs

longWindowTitles

number (property)

printTextHeight

reportTemplates

scriptingLanguage

variableWatcher

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