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STOP Command

     ┌ / AFTER nn                       \ ┐
     │ │                                │ │
     │ │ ON EVERY nn                    │ │
STOP │ <                                > │
     │ │ WHEN element-name (op) /c'c' \ │ │
     │ │      <     >                   │ │
     └                  \ X'h'       /  / ┘

where:

AFTER nn

specifies a bypass of the interrupt location until nn repetitions have occurred.

ON EVERY nn

specifies a bypass of the interrupt location except on exact multiple intervals of nn.

element-name

an element within a record owned by the dialog.

op

one of the following operators:

c'c'

a character string (quoted strings allowed).

X'h'

a hex string always enclosed in quotes.

Use the STOP command in combination with the A-at or B-before line commands to specify stop (animation interrupt) locations within a dialog for which you specified interruptible animation.