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The individual properties of the date object instance returned are:

Examples

These statements create and determine the number of days between two dates:

myBirthDay = date(19650712)

yourBirthDay = date(19450529)

put "There are" && abs(yourBirthday - myBirthday) && "days between our

birthdays."

These statements access an individual property of a date:

myBirthDay = date(19650712)

put "I was born in month number"&&myBirthday.month

See also

date() (system clock)

deactivateApplication

Syntax

on deactivateApplication

Description

Built-in handler; runs when the projector is sent to the background. This handler is useful when a

projector runs in a window and the user can send it to the background to work with other

applications. Any MIAWs running in the projector can also make use of this handler.

During authoring, this handler is called only if Animate in Background is turned on in General

Preferences.

On Windows, this handler is not called if the projector is merely minimized and no other

application is brought to the foreground.

Example

This handler plays a sound each time the user sends the projector to the background:

on deactivateApplication

sound(1).queue(member("closeSound"))

sound(1).play()

end