BEEP



Emit a tone through the computer's speaker.


INPUTBOX$

 Return-str = INPUTBOX$(msg-str [, Title-str [, Default-str [,Use-Pass ]]])


INPUTBOX$ is used to prompt the user to input a value. The value is returned in Return-str. Note that except for the message string, all the other parameters are optional.


Msg-str is a string expression containing the message to show and prompt the user.


Title-str is a string expression containing the title of the message box. If omitted, the title will be ThinBasic. 


Default-str is a string expression containing the default starting value of the answer box. If omitted, the default value will be an empty (null) string.


Use-Pass is a TRUE/FALSE flag to allow entry of password values. If you specify this as TRUE, your input will be obscured with * asterisks. This option is probably not of much use in SPFLite macros.


INPUTBOX$ will allow you to click OK (or press Enter) or click Cancel. If you click on Cancel, the function will return an empty (null) string as a response, even if you typed something into the text box.


Note: If you use this function, you should consider using the SPF_Loop_Check function as well.


MSGBOX

num-var = MSGBOX(hParent, Message [, Dialog-Style [, Title [, Timeout [, UpdateCountDown, [,                        CountDownFormat ] ]] ] ] )


Name

Type

Optional

Meaning

hParent

Number

No

Handle to the owner window of the message box to be created. If this parameter is zero, the message box has no owner window. Always code this as 0 (zero)

Message

String

No

A string expression that contains the message to be displayed.

Dialog-Style

Number

Yes

Specifies the contents and behavior of the dialog box. This parameter can be a combination of flags from the groups of flags allowed below for Dialog-Style.

Title

String

Yes

A string expression that contains the dialog box title.

If this parameter is an empty string, the default title "thinBasic" will be used.

Timeout

Number

Yes

Number of milliseconds after which the message box will automatically exit with a

%IDTIMEOUT return code.

UpdateCountDown

Number

Yes

Number of milliseconds time window for window caption count down update. If not present, no count down will be shown

CountDownFormat

String

Yes

Format of the count down. If not present a standard one will be used.


Display a Message Box for showing user any message and/or get user response.


NOTE: A call to MSGBOX can cause SPFLite to detect an apparent "loop" condition, because a macro that calls MSGBOX may wait indefinitely until the user clicks on OK or a similar button. You can control how SPFLite handles this situation by calling the function SPF_Loop_Check.


NOTE: thinBasic supports the additional MSGBOX parameters: Timeout, UpdateCountDown and CountDownFormat. See the thinBasic documentation for more details. These options may not be useful in SPFLite macros.



Dialog-style is an equate to control the style of the box. It may be one of the following. These are numeric equate values. If you want more than one option, you can add options together. For example, to create a Yes/No box with NO as the default button, and a "warning" icon, you can specify the dialog style as %MB_YESNO+%MB_DEFBUTTON2+%MB_ICONWARNING. You can also use the OR operator instead of a + sign.


Symbol

Meaning

%MB_OK

The message box contains one push button: OK. This is the default.

Because this style is the default, and the operand can be omitted, the shortest MSGBOX call you can write is MSGBOX(0,"message").

%MB_OKCANCEL

The message box contains two push buttons: OK and Cancel.

%MB_YESNO

The message box contains two push buttons: Yes and No.

%MB_YESNOCANCEL

The message box contains three push buttons: Yes, No, and Cancel.

%MB_RETRYCANCEL

The message box contains two push buttons: Retry and Cancel.

%MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE

The message box contains three push buttons: Abort, Retry, and Ignore.

%MB_CANCELTRYCONTINUE

The message box contains three push buttons: Cancel, Try Again, Continue.

%MB_DEFBUTTON1

The first button is the default button.

%MB_DEFBUTTON2

The second button is the default button.

%MB_DEFBUTTON3

The third button is the default button.

%MB_ICONEXCLAMATION

An exclamation-point icon appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONERROR

A stop-sign icon appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONINFORMATION

An icon consisting of a lowercase letter i in a circle appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONQUESTION

A question-mark icon appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONSTOP

A stop-sign icon appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONWARNING

An exclamation-point icon appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONASTERISK

An icon consisting of a lowercase letter i in a circle appears in the message box.

%MB_ICONHAND

A stop-sign icon appears in the message box.

%MB_APPLMODAL

This option may not be useful in SPFLite macros

%MB_SYSTEMMODAL

This option may not be useful in SPFLite macros

%MB_TOPMOST

This option may not be useful in SPFLite macros

%MB_HELP

Adds a Help button to the message box. When the user clicks the Help button or presses F1, the system sends a %WM_HELP message to the owner.

This option may not be useful in SPFLite macros



num-var is a variable containing the user's response, which is useful if the message box contains more than one button to click on. It can contains one of the following equate values:  


Symbol

Meaning

%IDABORT

ABORT button was clicked

%IDCANCEL

CANCEL button was clicked

%IDCONTINUE

CONTINUE button was clicked

%IDIGNORE

IGNORE button was clicked

%IDNO

NO button was clicked

%IDOK

OK button was clicked

%IDRETRY

RETRY button was clicked

%IDTRYAGAIN

TRYAGAIN button was clicked

%IDYES

YES button was clicked

%IDTIMEOUT

Timeout parameter was supplied, and MSGBOX timed out waiting for a user response


NOTE: If you use this function, you should consider using the SPF_Loop_Check function as well.

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