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Dialog inside Dynamic Module [duplicate]

The following doesn't appear to work: DynamicModule[{}, Button["Press Me", ChoiceDialog["OK or Cancel?"]]] When I press the button labelled "Press Me", a dialog ...
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System Dialog Input with Button [duplicate]

I am trying to create a button that uses SystemDialogInput["FileOpen"] to browse for a file and assigns the file name to a variable. For example: ...
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Input[] inside DynamicModule causing a kernel crash [duplicate]

I have those few lines of code causing a crash and I can't figure out why: ...
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Slow Dynamic Button Does Not Print [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Why do buttons with ChoiceDialog freeze the front end? Why is SystemDialogInput failing to return a save file path? Evaluation inside Button stops after some seconds I am ...
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InputString in Button freezes Mathematica [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Why does Button[ … , ChoiceDialog[] ] freeze the front end? Warning: the following code may freeze your session, as it does mine. I have to wait for the dialog asking ...
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manipulate: time limit on calculations [duplicate]

I'd like to disable the 5 second time limit in the manipulate construct. I read about setting SynchronousUpdating -> False But for some reason this does ...
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Button with a certain built-in function makes error [duplicate]

Note that if I execute NotebookSave[InputNotebook[], SystemDialogInput["FileSave", "C:\\myfile.nb"]] will popup ...
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ClickPane that shows or hides controls when clicked

I am trying to modify the parameters of a system by clicking on its graphics. I am using ClickPane with DialogInput. A code ...
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SystemOpen inside a button waits until the end for being evaluated?

I am writting with the hope of getting some help when using "SystemOpen". Here is a simple example: ...
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Why doesn't Button work with loop? [duplicate]

It seems that I cannot use a loop in Dynamic. Quite ridiculous?? Here is my minimal example: ...
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Manipulate freezing on large calculations [duplicate]

I have a sum that ordinarily takes some time (2 - 3 seconds) to calculate. When I put it into a manipulation though, it becomes very temperamental. It will work on some very small calculations, but ...
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