Run code while a dialog box is shown

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Created Mar ’21

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Hello!
I am trying to make a script that will show a dialog box and at the same time loop through some code. I cannot find a way to do this, does anybody know how? Below is sort of how I want the code to work.
Thanks!

Code Block applescriptset thedialog to display dialog "A dialog box"
repeat while thedialog = true
set TimeUntilButtonPress to TimeUntilButtonPress + 1
delay 1
end repeat
--This is incorrect, its just an example of how I want the code to work

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red_menace OP

Mar ’21

The standard AppleScript display dialog is modal, so you will need to use something else, for example a window or panel via some AppleScriptObjC or a separate helper application.

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