MessageBox()

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MessageBox()

Description

Create, display, and operate a message box.

 

The message box contains an application-defined message and title, plus any combination of predefined icons and push buttons.

 

Type

REGULAR FUNCTION

 

Usage

Result = MessageBox (Title, Message, Style)

 

Title

STRING

Text to be displayed in Title bar of the message box.

Message

STRING

Text to be displayed in the body of the message box.

Style

BITS

Combination of styles to define the look and function of the message box:

•0x00000000 = MB_OK

•0x00000001 = MB_OKCANCEL

•0x00000003 = MB_YESNOCANCEL

•0x00000004 = MB_YESNO

•0x00000010 = MB_ICONHAND

•0x00000020 = MB_ICONQUESTION

•0x00000030 = MB_ICONEXCLAMATION

•0x00000040 = MB_ICONASTERISK

•0x00000030 = MB_ICONWARNING

•0x00000010 = MB_ICONERROR

•0x00000040 = MB_ICONINFORMATION

•0x00000010 = MB_ICONSTOP

•0x00000000 = MB_DEFBUTTON1

•0x00000100 = MB_DEFBUTTON2

•0x00000200 = MB_DEFBUTTON3

•0x00000300 = MB_DEFBUTTON4

Result

REAL

Result of the calculation:

•1 = IDOK

•2 = IDCANCEL

•3 = IDABORT

•4 = IDRETRY

•5 = IDIGNORE

•6 = IDYES

•7 = IDNO

 

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