Creating a copyable MsgBox

[Docfxit]

I'd like to find a way to create a MsgBox that a person could copy some text out of.

I don't know if there is an easier way to create a copyable MsgBox. I don't know if I'm creating something that is way more complicated than it needs to be.

I'm open to suggestions.

The code I created below has two problems.

1. The box it creates doesn't have the correct width and height. I'd like it to be dynamic depending on the text of the message.

2. The first box doesn't close when the X in the top right corner is clicked.

#include <GUIconstants.au3>

$DebugMsg = "This doesn't create the correct size box" 
        DisplayMsg($DebugMsg)
        
;  Do some stuff

$DebugMsg = "The first box doesn't close" 
        DisplayMsg($DebugMsg)

; Do more stuff

Func DisplayMsg($DebugMsg)
$BoxWidth = StringLen($DebugMsg)
GuiCreate("Information Message", $BoxWidth*2.5 +25, 160,-1, -1 , BitOR($WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS))

$inputText = GuiCtrlCreateEdit($DebugMsg, 10, 10, $BoxWidth*2.5 + 5, 140)
GUICtrlSetStyle($inputText, $ES_READONLY)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($inputText, 0xC0F0F0)
    GuiSetState()
    While 1
        $msg = GuiGetMsg()
        If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
    WEnd

EndFunc

Thank you,

Docfxit

Edited January 19, 2007 by docfxit

[Valuater]

maybe...

#include <GUIconstants.au3>

$DebugMsg = "This doesn't create the correct size box"
        DisplayMsg($DebugMsg)
       
;  Do some stuff

$DebugMsg = "The first box doesn't close"
        DisplayMsg($DebugMsg)

; Do more stuff

$DebugMsg = "This doesn't create the correct size box or maybe it does if i really read all of this information... thanks Valuater"
        DisplayMsg($DebugMsg)
       

Func DisplayMsg($DebugMsg)
$BoxWidth = StringLen($DebugMsg) * 4.5 + 20
$Boxer = GuiCreate("Information Message", $BoxWidth +20, 160,-1, -1 , BitOR($WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS))

$inputText = GuiCtrlCreateEdit($DebugMsg, 10, 10, $BoxWidth, 140)
GUICtrlSetStyle($inputText, $ES_READONLY)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($inputText, 0xC0F0F0)
    GuiSetState()
    While 1
        $msg = GuiGetMsg()
        If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
    WEnd
    GUIDelete($Boxer)
EndFunc

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Edited January 19, 2007 by Valuater

[Docfxit]

That's really great Valuater. That solved both problems.

Thank you very much.

Docfxit

[Valuater]

Welcome

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