MsgBoxEx

Message Box

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Definition

Shows a dialog with any message and various buttons; the value of the pressed button is saved in a variable.

Settings

Input

  • Dialog text

    The message text.

    The message shown can be formatted using the carriage return.
  • Variable name

    Name of the variable which is used to save the value of the selected button.

Use the following syntax to display a language-dependent text: <dGERMAN_TEXT_ALSO_WITH_LINEBREAK><eENGLISH_TEXT_ALSO_WITH_LINEBREAK>
Enter a German text in <d...>, an English text in <e...>, a French text in <f...>, a Spanish text in <s...>, or a Portuguese text in <p...> . If the computer's region and language settings are set to one of the supported languages, the respective text is displayed when the command is executed. In all other cases, the English text is displayed as a default.

Buttons

Under Buttons for message box you can specify the buttons which are displayed in the message box.

Depending on the user's selection, the variable will adopt one of the following values:

  • OK: OK
  • Cancel: CANCEL
  • Yes: YES
  • No: NO
  • Ignore: IGNORE
  • Abort: ABORT
  • Retry: RETRY

Options

Close the dialog automatically after a waiting period.
Controls what happens as soon as the dialog box has been closed.

  • Seconds:
    Please specify how long the user will see the dialog box by entering a time interval in seconds.
  • Action after the dialog box closes automatically:
    Controls what happens after the dialog box has been closed automatically. Please select the button from the list view that will be displayed as soon as the dialog box closes automatically if there is no action on user-side. You can define which buttons are displayed in the 'Buttons' section.