ShowMessage()

Summary

Shows a message in a standard Windows message box.  

 

Syntax

ShowMessage(string message, array argv, array options)

 

Argument	Type	Contents
message	String	The message to be displayed. It can contain format specifiers ssuch as %s, %d, %f or numbered placeholders like %1, %2, ..., %9, etc
argv	Array	An array of values to replace the format specifiers in the message
options	Array	An array specifying additional options. See table below

 

Option	Type	Contents
Literal	Booelan	Iftrue, the message is not translated. Iffalse(default), the message will be translated before substitutions are applie
Caption	String	Text to display in the message box title.. Default is "Note"

 

Notes

• The message box includes an OK button that closes the box when clicked.

• Use "\n" to insert line breaks in the message text.

• If translation is enabled, the message will be translated before format substitutions occur.

• You can use numbered placeholders like %1, %2, ..., %9 to insert values from the argv array in a flexible order.

Example

// Basic message

if result = null then ShowMessage("There was no result!")

else ShowMessage("The result was " + result)

 

 

// Multi-line message

ShowMessage("First line." + "\n" + "Second line.")

 

// Using format specifiers

argv ={"Customers", 10}
msg1 =  "%2 %1  were found"
ShowMessage(msg1, argv)   // Displays: "10 Customers  were found"

 

// Reordering arguments

msg2 = "%1 found: %2" 
ShowMessage(msg2, argv)  // Displays: "Customers found: 10"

 

 

See Also

Function	Summary
ShowArray()	Displays a Windows dialog box containing the contents of an array, including nested sub-arrays
String()	Converts a real number to a string
GetLastError()	Gets the text of the last error generated by the platform
TaskDialog()	Creates an enhanced version of a standard Windows Message
GetText()	Generates a formatted string.