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xMessageBox MB_Help Issue

 Keywords: HELP xMessageBox MB_Help Issue Problem 16384

Question:

How do I use the "HELP" button (16384) in XmessageBox?

I am using 16388 that gives YES, NO and HELP buttons. I get the return code for YES and NO, but nothing returns on HELP.

Answer:

The help button is special.

Here is the API documentation for the Help button. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms645505(VS.85).aspx

It states: MB_HELP Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0 and later: Adds a Help button to the message box. When the user clicks the Help button or presses F1, the system sends a WM_HELP message to the owner. Notice: It merely sends a 'system message' to the script. The WinBatch script is not equipped to handle monitoring for a message. The Help button is not really a valid option for WinBatch.

I recommend creating your own WIL Dialog with each of these buttons. For Example: 

title = 'MessageBox test'
text = 'Are you having fun?'
MyDialogFormat=`WWWDLGED,6.2`

MyDialogCaption=title
MyDialogX=152
MyDialogY=177
MyDialogWidth=176
MyDialogHeight=059
MyDialogNumControls=004
MyDialogProcedure=`DEFAULT`
MyDialogFont=`DEFAULT`
MyDialogTextColor=`DEFAULT`
MyDialogBackground=`DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
MyDialogConfig=0

MyDialog001=`009,035,036,012,PUSHBUTTON,"PushButton_OK",DEFAULT,"Yes",1,10,32,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
MyDialog002=`065,035,036,012,PUSHBUTTON,"PushButton_Cancel",DEFAULT,"No",2,20,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
MyDialog003=`125,035,036,012,PUSHBUTTON,"PushButton_3",DEFAULT,"Help",3,30,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
MyDialog004=`011,011,152,012,VARYTEXT,"VaryText_1",DEFAULT,`:text:`,DEFAULT,40,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`

ButtonPushed=Dialog("MyDialog")

Pause('ButtonPushed',ButtonPushed)

Exit

Article ID:   W17611

Filename:   xMessageBox MB_Help Issue.txt
File Created: 2009:11:05:09:39:46
Last Updated: 2009:11:05:09:39:46