MsgBox Move

[vegaslaptop]

Hello everyone,

I am trying to move a MsgBox but have no luck because at pop up it pauses the script. Any idea how to go about that?

I tried

GUICtrlSetResizing (-1,$GUI_DOCKLEFT+$GUI_DOCKTOP)

with GUICreate still no luck. I tried also

MsgBox(0,"WO", 'Select WO Number and then click "OK"')
    WinMove('',"", 223,78)

and

WinMove(MsgBox(0,"WO", 'Select WO Number and then click "OK"'),"", 223,78)

but no luck. They compile but still do nothing besides pop up the MsgBox.

I am running out of options. Any ideas anyone?

Thanks

[jefhal]

I am running out of options. Any ideas anyone?

Thanks

I'm pretty sure the manual mentions this, but once a message box appears, everything stops. The move command will occur after the message box is dismissed...

[Skruge]

MsgBox is a blocking function, so adlib won't help.

You could create a specifically-positioned GUI instead of a Messagebox (overkill, arguably).

Or, you could use a helper script...

Save this and compile to WOMove.exe:

#NoTrayIcon
WinWait("WO", "Select WO Number")
WinMove("WO", "Select WO Number", 223, 78)

Then, your main script chunk would look like this:

FileInstall("WOMove.exe", @TempDir & "\")
Run(@TempDir & "\WOMove.exe")
MsgBox(0,"WO", 'Select WO Number and then click "OK"')

; Later on...
FileDelete(@TempDir & "\WOMove.exe")

Please test.

[vegaslaptop]

MsgBox is a blocking function, so adlib won't help.

You could create a specifically-positioned GUI instead of a Messagebox (overkill, arguably).

Or, you could use a helper script...

Save this and compile to WOMove.exe:

#NoTrayIcon
WinWait("WO", "Select WO Number")
WinMove("WO", "Select WO Number", 223, 78)

Then, your main script chunk would look like this:

FileInstall("WOMove.exe", @TempDir & "\")
Run(@TempDir & "\WOMove.exe")
MsgBox(0,"WO", 'Select WO Number and then click "OK"')

; Later on...
FileDelete(@TempDir & "\WOMove.exe")

Please test.

Thank you, I thought of that option. I just wish there was another way to keep everything in one file. But since I am at a standstill I will have to use two separate files. Edited October 10, 2005 by besnia

[Skruge]

GUIBuilder makes it easy...

; Script generated by AutoBuilder 0.5 Prototype

#include <GuiConstants.au3>

If Not IsDeclared('WS_CLIPSIBLINGS') Then Global $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS = 0x04000000

GuiCreate("WO", 212, 107, 223, 78, $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW)

$Label_1 = GuiCtrlCreateLabel('Select WO Number and then click "OK"', 10, 11, 200, 15)
$Button_1 = GuiCtrlCreateButton("OK", 65, 41, 75, 23)

GuiSetState()
While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        ExitLoop
    Case $msg = $Button_1
        ExitLoop
    Case Else
    ;;;
    EndSelect
WEnd

[vegaslaptop]

GUIBuilder makes it easy...

; Script generated by AutoBuilder 0.5 Prototype

#include <GuiConstants.au3>

If Not IsDeclared('WS_CLIPSIBLINGS') Then Global $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS = 0x04000000

GuiCreate("WO", 212, 107, 223, 78, $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW)

$Label_1 = GuiCtrlCreateLabel('Select WO Number and then click "OK"', 10, 11, 200, 15)
$Button_1 = GuiCtrlCreateButton("OK", 65, 41, 75, 23)

GuiSetState()
While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        ExitLoop
    Case $msg = $Button_1
        ExitLoop
    Case Else
;;;
    EndSelect
WEnd

THANKS SCRUDGE! This is in the confines of what I am looking for! Edited October 10, 2005 by besnia