Add msgbox to basic program

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   I want to add a message box ATGUIMSGBOX to a basic program.

What needs to be initialized to cause the popup?

How do you execute a lets say a lookup Window and return the selection to a basic program.

My goal is to slowly add GUI to existing character based screens.

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terry@tadbs.com Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: October 13 2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote terry@tadbs.com Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Add msgbox to basic program Posted: October 13 2011 at 11:12am
	I want to add a message box ATGUIMSGBOX to a basic program. What needs to be initialized to cause the popup? How do you execute a lets say a lookup Window and return the selection to a basic program. My goal is to slowly add GUI to existing character based screens.

Shrek59 Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: December 04 2006 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 208	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shrek59 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 13 2011 at 6:22pm
	Check out the ATMSGBOX2 program in the Samples\PICKBP folder (underneath the main Atwin70 folder. This lets you call the GUI msgbox from green screen programs. Alternatively, you could use the ATMSGBOX program which uses a scripted msgbox (using VBScript). This is not compatible with GUI programs, and uses different values for buttons/icons etc, but is OK for use with green screen applications. Cheers, Brian

dynamic Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: June 28 2007 Status: Offline Points: 188	Post Options Post Reply Quote dynamic Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 14 2011 at 1:24am
	Hi Terry, Welcome to Accuterm! When I first started converting over I created a generic lookup dialog box in the GUI designer that had a list box with two columns. My green screen program sent the list to the dialog box and returned the selection. I believe my earliest posts on this board have info from Peter and others on what to do since I was asking the same questions as you. Search for my posts and look at one of the earlier dates. Andy

noranevers Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: October 13 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote noranevers Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 21 2011 at 2:49am
	Terry - just use the ATMSGBOX in the SAMPLES file - you don't have to initialize anything. Same for the ATLISTBOX, you just call the subroutines from the basic program. Pete has them well documented on the arguments in the call. The selection is returned in the last argument in the list.