milestone (not supported in Axiell Collections)
Syntax
milestone (window_title, message, counter)
Arguments
window_title, message: text
counter: integer
Platform
Adlib for Windows, does not work in Axiell Collections (Collections ignores the command)
Meaning
This function shows a window containing:
• | a window title (entered in window_title ) |
• | a text (entered in message ) |
• | a counter (entered in counter ) |
By invoking this function with a different value for counter each time, the counter will start running. The function should therefore only be invoked if necessary for the progress of the executed action.
The milestone function must be invoked at least twice, as is apparent from the example below.
Example
counter = 0
while not (condition) {
milestone ('Counter 1', 'Counter is on: ', counter)
counter = counter + 1
}
milestone ('', '', -1)
Result
In the loop, the function is called for showing the incremented counter. After the loop, the window is closed by calling the function with two empty text arguments and a negative value for counter.