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* request the user's password (and return it uppercased) Def = "" Def<MTEXT$> = "Enter your password:" Def<MTYPE$> = "RCE" Def<MICON$> = "?" Def<MMASKINPUT$> = TRUE$ Password = Msg(@window, Def) if Password = char(27) then * user escaped from the message end else * user supplied password (which could be null) and pressed enter end |
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* display a message stored in the repository as "ERROR_MESSAGE" Text = "An error occurred opening the table for processing." Msg(@window, Text, "ERROR_MESSAGE") |
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Example 3
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* display a message while batch processing Def = "" Def<MTEXT$> = "Processing..." Def<MTYPE$> = "U" * display the processing message and do the processing MsgUp = Msg(@window, Def) gosub BatchProcess * take down the processing message Msg(@window, MsgUp) |
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Example 4
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/* display a gas gauge to show progress while processing 1000 orders */ $insert msg_equates OrderCnt = 1000 Def = "" Def<MCAPTION$> = "Processing Orders..." Def<MTYPE$ > = "GC" Def<MEXTENT$ > = OrderCnt Def<MTEXTWIDTH$ > = 400 MsgUp = Msg(@window, Def) for Order = 1 to OrderCnt /* process the order */ * update the gauge and check if cancel was pressed while Msg(@window, MsgUp, Order, MSGINSTUPDATE$) next Order /* we are done, take down the gas gauge */ Msg(@window, MsgUp) ;* take down the gauge |
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* logon processing with a batch screen Def = "" Def<MTYPE$> = "TA5" * display 5-second splash-screen while performing login processing Msg(@window, Def, "SPLASHSCREEN") gosub Logon_Process * allow the message to close if 5 seconds have elapsed Yield() gosub Setup |
