I used to use “echo” in my pre-frame render scripts while in non-interactive mode as in:

echo “`opname('.')` $F4”

just to give me simple feedback on what rop and frame are rendering. As of 9 ( or is it 9.5?) this doesn't work, and I have found I need to replace echo with “message”.

Problem with “message” is that in regular interactive mode I get that dialog box that I have to click through. Is there a way I can get back the old functionality?

Thanks in advance