macOS start stop button for xcode app

[idonotliketostu]

I wrote an applescript script that would loop forever refreshing an rss feed. I use it quite often so i though it'll port it over to xcode and make it neater. When i press a button to start, the program loops and it locks up, its working but it's frozen. How do I make a start stop button looping something without making the program freeze?

 

[fernandovalente]

I wrote an applescript script that would loop forever refreshing an rss feed. I use it quite often so i though it'll port it over to xcode and make it neater. When i press a button to start, the program loops and it locks up, its working but it's frozen. How do I make a start stop button looping something without making the program freeze?

Do NOT use an infinite loop, it will certain crash your app. Use NSTimer for that. NSTimer is used to execute a function in a period of time you set. If I wanted to create an infinite loop, I would set it to 0.1 seconds.

Hope that helps.

 

[Sydde]

As far as I know, you cannot actually use NSTimer in an Applescript. What you might want to investigate is "Stay Open" scripts.

Try this page

 

[fernandovalente]

As far as I know, you cannot actually use NSTimer in an Applescript. What you might want to investigate is "Stay Open" scripts.

Try this page

He/She wants to port it to Objective-C. At least that's what I understood.