Simple message box interaction - help needed

[JackieMcGee]

Hi there,

Sorry about this one...it sounds so simple - I am having real trouble with a simple msg box command.

I under stand how to make gui - assign a button and then get various actions to take place when that button is pressed.

However, in the example below

MsgBox(2+16, "Windows Error Example", "Choose message for each action", 5)

if @error = 3 Then

Run('Notepad.exe')

send('Test')

if @error = 5 Then

Run('iexplore.exe')

EndIf

All I am trying to do is that the error box produces three choices: Abort Retry and Ignore

Upon click clicking each error button, a different command needs to be performed.

EG:Abort button should make Notepad run with text then being sent in it

RETRY button should bring up IE

IGNORE button should for instance bring DOS window etc

I have checked the help file again and again, all I can find is that each error button has a return code ID, I have tried doing return commands, if and else etc, I just cannot seem to work out whats happening. Would really appreciate your help with this major hurdle (for me).

Thanks

Jackie

[Melba23]

JackieMcGee,

It is not @error that you need to trap, it is the return value from the MsgBox function.

This should help make it clear:

; What value does the Msg Box return?
Switch MsgBox(2+16, "Windows Error Example", "Choose message for each action", 5)
    Case 3
        MsgBox(0, "Return", "You pressed ABORT")
    Case 4
        MsgBox(0, "Return", "You pressed RETRY")
    Case 5
        MsgBox(0, "Return", "You pressed IGNORE")
EndSwitch

You jsut put the code you want in place of the MsgBox lines in each Case.

Any questions?

M23

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[Foxhound]

Alternatively you could put the message box return code in a variable:

$errval = MsgBox(2+16, "Windows Error Example", "Choose message for each action", 5)

if $errval = 3 Then
Run('Notepad.exe')
send('Test')

if $errval = 5 Then
Run('iexplore.exe')

EndIf

Edited August 7, 2010 by Foxhound

[Melba23]

FoxHound,

I am afraid that your suggested code will not work - did you try to run it before posting?

Perhaps you meant something like:

$errval = MsgBox(2 + 16, "Windows Error Example", "Choose message for each action", 5)

If $errval = 3 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Return", "You pressed ABORT")
ElseIf $errval = 4 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Return", "You pressed RETRY")
ElseIf $errval = 5 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Return", "You pressed IGNORE")
EndIf

Please do continue making suggestions in response to questions - but make sure that they run in future!

M23

[JackieMcGee]

Thankyou to both of your for your help.

I am very grateful, both ways of the script were very useful for me, a little piece of the jigsaw of the scripting stuff has now been placed and its made some things about cases, variables etc clearer for me. Not everything has clicked yet but I am trying to take it all in. Thanks a bunch