User Guide

The FWLaunch API 59
function readyToCancel() {
gCancelClicked = true;
}
function promptInFireworks() {
var isFireworks3 = FWLaunch.validateFireworks(3.0);
if (!isFireworks3) {
alert("You must have Fireworks 3.0 or later to use this ¬
command");
return;
}
// Tell Fireworks to execute the prompt() method.
gProgressTrackerCookie = FWLaunch.execJsInFireworks¬
("prompt('Please enter your name:')");
// null means it wasn't launched, a number means an error code
if (gProgressTrackerCookie == null || ¬
typeof(gProgressTrackerCookie) == "number") {
window.close();
alert("an error occurred");
gProgressTrackerCookie = null;
} else {
// bring Fireworks to the front
FWLaunch.bringFWToFront();
// start the checking to see if Fireworks is done yet
checkOneMoreTime();
}
}
function checkOneMoreTime() {
// Call checkJsResponse() every 1/2 second to see if Fireworks
// is done yet
window.setTimeout("checkJsResponse();", 500);
}
function checkJsResponse() {
var response = null;
// The user clicked the cancel button, close the window
if (gCancelClicked) {
window.close();
alert("cancel clicked");
} else {
// We're still going, ask Fireworks how it's doing
if (gProgressTrackerCookie != null)
response = ¬
FWLaunch.getJsResponse(gProgressTrackerCookie);
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