a simple Modal Dialog box

[davejames]

Hi All,

Well, I've been able to get SE Macros to do the same thing as my previously used VS Macros (simple code insertion into an open edit file).

What I need now is a simple Modal Dialog that contains:
1) a window where the user enters a text string
2) an OK button
3) a CANCEL button

My company is using an old version of SE (v8) and the docs I have for that version are pretty pathetic.  This leads me to throw myself on the mercy of the SE community for examples.

Any input would be greatly appreciated,

Dave James

[Matthew]

Take a look at the textBoxDialog function in mprompt.e

Here's a sample.

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   _str initalValue = 'Change this';
   int checkValue = 1;
   int res = textBoxDialog("Sample Title", 0, 0, '', '', '', 'Sample Prompt:'initalValue, '-CHECKBOX Sample Check:'checkValue);
   if(res == 1)
   {
      message('The user chose ['_param1'] and checkbox state is '_param2);
   }


[davejames]

Hi Matthew,

Thank you for the input, but (ain't there always?) the version of SE that I have (v8) doesn't support "textBoxDialog".  At least when I enter "textBoxDialog" into the Help search window, nothing is returned.

Later,

DJ

[Matthew]

The textBoxDialog function was added recently. But it is simply a wrapper for using the _textbox_form dialog control, which has been around since version 7. Just search your current macro source for show("-modal _textbox_form" to scrounge for samples of invoking the dialog directly.

HINT: Where you see the -e parameter in the macros, that's specifying a data validation callback function for the specified textbox control prompt that follows.

[davejames]

...will do - thanks.

DJ