Msgbox Q

[Guest aryanez]

Is there a way to define the location of a msgbox?

[Helge 1]

You could have used InputBox instead of MsgBox, but it

wouldn't be the same though...

Though if you choose InputBox you get a "Ok/Cancel"-option

plus that you can define the positioning...

Yeah... I know...

Stupid suggestion...

[w_sp8er 0]

Or you could do this:

MsgBox(0,"title","text")
WinWaitActive("title","text")
WinMove("title","text",100, 100)

create the 'MsgBox' & then 'Move' it.

Edited March 19, 2004 by w_sp8er

[scriptkitty 0]

This won't work, as AutoIt will not do anything until you close the MSGbox

Not even Adlib functions.

MsgBox(0,"title","text")

WinWaitActive("title","text")

WinMove("title","text",100, 100)

You can however have the script write an autoit script, or copy out a premade autoit compiled exe and run that to move your box.

such as:

FileInstall ( "/temp/mymover.exe", "mymove.exe") 
; some script
run("mymove.exe "&$title &" "& $text &" " & $locx&" "&$locy)
MsgBox(0,"title","text")

; end of script
filedelete("mymove.exe")

;mymover.au3  before compile
if $cmdline[0]=4 then
winwaitactive($cmdline[1],$cmdline[2])
WinMove($cmdline[1],$cmdline[2],$cmdline[3],$cmdline[4])
endif

Not tested, but you get the idea.

Edited March 19, 2004 by scriptkitty

[Valik 467]

Given that a message box can be moved by the user, anyway, what's the point in making it appear in a certain place to begin with?

[scriptkitty 0]

Same could be asked why inputbox has location....

[Helge 1]

OR you could something ever better then on ScriptKitty's example

In my example you just need one single file :

If $CmdLine[0] = 1 AND $CmdLine[1] = "move"  Then
Sleep(10)
WinWaitActive("MsgBox title")
WinMove ("MsgBox title", "", 100, 100)
Exit
Else
;Continue..
EndIf

Run("MyScript.exe " & "move")
MsgBox(64, "MsgBox title", "This window will be moved to the upper left corner..")
Exit

I've tested it, and it works !

Though you can see the standard position a little time..

[Wallfire 0]

isnt there a textbox that can be defined to a specic location? would that work inplace of a message box?

[scriptkitty 0]

You could use imputbox and just remove the imput box with the external program.

; hide inputbox.au3
; hides the Edit1 control on box starting with _e_ and removes the _e_
WinWait("_e_")
ControlHide ( "_e_", "", "Edit1" )
$x=WinGetTitle ( "_e_")
WinSetTitle("_e_","",StringTrimLeft($x,3))

No commandline, and you can call out all your size and location in inputbox()