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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