CtrlBackground
CtrlBackground [start[=startTicks ], period=deltaTicks, dialogsOK=d, noBurst=n, stop]
The CtrlBackground operation controls the unnamed background task.
CtrlBackground works only with the unnamed background task. New code should used named background tasks instead. See Background Tasks for details.
Parameters
| period = deltaTicks | Sets the minimum number of ticks that must pass between invocations of the background task. | |
| dialogsOK = 1 or 0 | If 1, your task will be allowed to run while an Igor dialog is present. This can potentially cause crashes unless your task is well behaved. | |
| noBurst = 1 or 0 | Normally (or noBurst=0), your task will be called at maximum rate if a delay misses normal run times. Using noBurst=1, will suppress this burst catch up mode. | |
| start[ = startTicks ] | Starts the background task (designated by SetBackground) when the tick count reaches startTicks. If you omit startTicks the task starts immediately. | |
| stop | Stops the background task. | |
See Also
SetBackground, KillBackground, CtrlNamedBackground, BackgroundInfo