MESSAGEBOX

Syntax

INT = MESSAGEBOX(win as POINTER,text as STRING,caption as STRING,OPT flags as UINT)

Description

Displays a standard message box.

Parameters

win - Window or dialog to use as the parent, can be NULL.

text - Text to display in the body.

caption - Title bar caption text.

flags - Optional. Style of the message box.

Return value

Return based on style of the message box.

Remarks

Flags are a combination of a message box type and an icon identifier or'ed together. Default is @MB_OK.

Message box types:

@MB_OK - One button "OK", no return value.

@MB_OKCANCEL - Two buttons, "OK" and "CANCEL".

@MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE - Three buttons  "ABORT", "RETRY", and "IGNORE"

@MB_YESNOCANCEL - Three buttons "YES", "NO", and "CANCEL"

@MB_YESNO - Two buttons "YES" and "NO"

@MB_RETRYCANCEL - Two buttons "RETRY" and "CANCEL"

@MB_CANCELTRYCONTINUE- Three buttons "CANCEL", "TRY AGAIN", and "CONTINUE"

Icon identifiers:

@MB_ICONEXCLAMATION

@MB_ICONINFORMATION

@MB_ICONQUESTION

@MB_ICONSTOP

Return values:

@IDOK

@IDCANCEL

@IDABORT

@IDRETRY

@IDIGNORE

@IDYES

@IDNO

@IDTRYAGAIN

@IDCONTINUE

Example usage

IF MESSAGEBOX(mywnd,"Can't read file","error",@MB_ICONSTOP | @MB_RETRYCANCEL) = @IDRETRY
  ...
ENDIF