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Message Box & Scripting

Open your project by double clicking, then type Command-M (the command key is the one with the apple) to open the Message Box. You can also select Message Box under the Go menu in the menubar



The Message Box is a way of sending out commands to make things happen as well as a container to which all kinds of results can be sent.

Type these examples into the Message Box and press return each time





The message box also works aa a calculator



Any script that works in the Message Box will also work as a script in a button a field a card , background or project. This makes the Message Box ideal for testing ideas or working out why scripts work or dont work

Above we have used put and set. These two words are commands in SuperTalk and they are applied to change or evaluate properties of objects like buttons and fields

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