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Using Message Boxes

The message box is a Windows DLL that is used by all Windows programs to present simple pop-up messages and to ask simple pop-up questions. You may access this functionality at a variety of levels.

If you need to ask a standard "Yes/No" question, it is simplest to use the confirm function:

get confirm "Are you sure?" to RetVal

The use of the confirm function is documented in the Confirming Data Entry Operations topic.

Levels of Message Box Access

  1. Standard Confirm Function
    The simplest way to ask a question is through the confirm function.

  2. Common Message-Box Functions
    The next level consists of a number of messages that access the most-commonly needed message-box functions.

  3. Windows Level Access
    A final level allows you to access the message box at the Windows level. This requires that you understand the Windows message-box DLL interface.

For more information, refer to the Dialog and Message Box Functions.

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