msgBox

Description

Creates, displays, and operates a message box.

Syntax

Dialogs. msgBox(text[, caption[, type]])

Parameters

text

Specifies the message to be displayed

caption

Optional. Specifies the string used for the dialog box title

type

Optional. Specifies a set of bit flags that determine the contents and behavior of the dialog box . This parameter can be a combination of a button type value and a icon type value shown in the following table.

Button Type

Value	Description
0	Show [OK] button
1	Show [OK] and [Cancel] buttons
2	Show [Abort], [Retry] and [Ignore] buttons
3	Show [Yes], [No] and [Cancel] buttons
4	Show [Yes] and [No] buttons
5	Show [Retry] and [Cancel] buttons

Icon Type

Value	Description
16	Show Stop Mark icon
32	Show Question Mark icon
48	Show Exclamation Mark icon
64	Show Information Mark icon

Returns

An integer indicates which button of the message box has been clicked.

Value	Description
1	[OK] button
2	[Cancel] button
3	[Abort] button
4	[Retry] button
5	[Ignore] button
6	[Yes] button
7	[No] button

Example

Dialogs.msgBox("This is a test", "Test", 17);