Chris

I need to add a quit handler to perform some tasks before quitting.

Tasks: ask the user for saving or not its data;

This cannot be done under closebang or notifydeleted, because:

-if I open a window in the caller thread, max is then freezed

-if I open a window in a thread, then the application is closed before I 

I need to add a quit handler to perform some tasks before quitting.
Tasks: ask the user for saving or not its data;

This cannot be done under closebang or notifydeleted, because:
-if I open a window in the caller thread, max is then freezed
-if I open a window in a thread, then the application is closed before I 
can do anything.

is-it-possible-to-add-a-quit-handler-to-an-application

I think we would have to add something to the API in order to support 

I think the C API supports adding quit tasks.

I think we would have to add something to the API in order to support  
this.
I think the C API supports adding quit tasks.
I can't think of a way around it either.
Topher


I'm trying to do something very similar in my standalone app - there are a couple of things that need to be reset when a user quits the app. I have tried using closebang, but no luck, then I found this post... is it possible to write a quit handler in Max 5? Basically I just need to bang a couple messages out to a hardware unit so that it functions correctly without my app open - I don't need to open any windows, nothing fancy - just need to delay quitting long enough for a couple bangs to get through. Any help very appreciated, thanks so much.

PS I'm on a Mac, but also trying to make this app work on both Mac and Windows, so is there a way to accomplish this for both platforms? Thanks again.

Hi,
I'm trying to do something very similar in my standalone app - there are a couple of things that need to be reset when a user quits the app.  I have tried using closebang, but no luck, then I found this post... is it possible to write a quit handler in Max 5?  Basically I just need to bang a couple messages out to a hardware unit so that it functions correctly without my app open - I don't need to open any windows, nothing fancy - just need to delay quitting long enough for a couple bangs to get through. Any help very appreciated, thanks so much.
-Diane
PS I'm on a Mac, but also trying to make this app work on both Mac and Windows, so is there a way to accomplish this for both platforms?  Thanks again.


Is it possible to add a Quit Handler to an application?