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Make WIL Dialog Modal

Example - 6.2 Dialog

;***************************************************************************
;**
;**       Make WIL Dialog Modal
;**
;**       A modal window is a window that requires users to interact with it,
;**       thus preventing the workflow until the user responds.
;***************************************************************************

IntControl(54,"",1,0,0); Keep on Top!

#DefineSubRoutine InitDialogConstants()
   ;DialogprocOptions Constants
   MSG_INIT=0                ; The one-time initialization
   MSG_TIMER=1               ; Timer event
   MSG_BUTTONPUSHED=2        ; Pushbutton or Picturebutton
   MSG_RADIOPUSHED=3         ; Radiobutton clicked
   MSG_CHECKBOX=4            ; Checkbox clicked
   MSG_EDITBOX=5             ; Editbox or Multilinebox
   MSG_FILESELECT=6          ; Filelistbox
   MSG_ITEMSELECT=7          ; Itembox
   MSG_COMBOCHANGE=8         ; Combobox/Droplistbox
   MSG_CALENDAR=9            ; Calendar date change
   MSG_SPINNER=10            ; Spinner number change
   MSG_CLOSEVIA49=11         ; Close clicked (Enabled via DialogProcOptions 1002
   MSG_FILEBOXDOUBLECLICK=12 ; Get double-click message on a FileListBox
   MSG_ITEMBOXDOUBLECLICK=13 ; Get double-click message on an ItemBox
   MSG_COMEVENT=14           ; COMCONTROL Event notification from DialogObject (NOT DialogProcOptions)
   MSG_MENUITEM=15           ; MenuItem selected
   MSG_MENUITEMINIT=16       ; MenuItem initialized
   MSG_RESIZE=17             ; Dialog resized

   DPO_DISABLESTATE=1000     ; codes -1=GetSetting 0=EnableDialog 1=DisableDialog
   DPO_CHANGEBACKGROUND=1001 ; -1=Get Current otherise bitmap or color string
   DPO_CHANGESYSMENU=1002    ; -1=Get Current 0=none 1=close 2=close/min 3=close/max 4=close/min/max
   DPO_CHANGETITLE=1003      ; Set/Get Dialog Title - (-1 to get)
   DPO_GETNAME=1004          ; Returns the name associated with a control's number.
   DPO_GETNUMBER=1005        ; Returns the number associated with a control's name.
   DPO_GETCLIENTAREA=1007    ; Returns a space delimited list of the width and height of the client area.

   ;DialogControlState Constants
   DCSTATE_SETFOCUS=1        ; Give Control Focus
   DCSTATE_QUERYSTYLE=2      ; Query control's style
   DCSTATE_ADDSTYLE=3        ; Add control style
   DCSTATE_REMOVESTYLE=4     ; Remove control style
   DCSTATE_GETFOCUS=5        ; Get control that has focus
   DCSTATE_MOVEMOUSEOVER=6   ; Move the mouse over the control

   DCSTYLE_DEFAULT=0         ; Set Default Style
   DCSTYLE_INVISIBLE=1       ; Set Control Invisible
   DCSTYLE_DISABLED=2        ; Set Control Disabled
   DCSTYLE_NOUSERDATA=4      ; Note: Setable via DialogControlState function ONLY SPINNER control only
   DCSTYLE_READONLY=8        ; Sets control to read-only (user cannot type in data) EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX SPINNER
   DCSTYLE_PASSWORD=16       ; Sets 'password mode' where only *'s are displayed EDITBOX
   DCSTYLE_DEFAULTBUTTON=32  ; Sets a button as the default button PUSHBUTTON PICTUREBUTTON
   DCSTYLE_DIGITSONLY=64     ; Set edit box to accept digits only EDITMOX MULTILINEBOX
   DCSTYLE_FLAT=128          ; Makes a 'flat' hyperlink-looking button PUSHBUTTON PICTUREBUTTON
   DCSTYLE_NOADJUST=256      ; Turns off auto-height adjustment  ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX
   DCSTYLE_TEXTCENTER=512    ; Center text in control VARYTEXT STATICTEXT
   DCSTYLE_TEXTRIGHT=1024    ; Flush-Right text in control VARYTEXT STATICTEXT
   DCSTYLE_NOSELCURLEFT=2048 ; No selection, cursor left EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX
   DCSTYLE_NOSELCURRIGHT=4096; No selection, cursor right EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX
   DCSTYLE_SHIELD=8192       ; Display Security Shield icon on button (Vista only) PUSHBUTTON PICTUREBUTTON
   DCSTYLE_MENUCHECK=32768   ; Adds a check mark to the left of a menu item MENUITEM
   DCSTYLE_MENURADIO=65536   ; Adds a radio button like dot graphic to the left of a menu item MENUITEM
   DCSTYLE_MENUSEP=131072    ; Separator bar graphic MENUITEM
   DCSTYLE_MENUBREAK=262144  ; column break MENUBAR

   ;DialogControlSet / DialogControlGet Constants
   DC_CHECKBOX=1             ; CHECKBOX
   DC_RADIOBUTTON=2          ; RADIOBUTTON
   DC_EDITBOX=3              ; EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX
   DC_TITLE=4                ; PICTURE RADIOBUTTON CHECKBOX PICTUREBUTTON VARYTEXT STATICTEXT GROUPBOX PUSHBUTTON MENUITEM
   DC_ITEMBOXCONTENTS=5      ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX
   DC_ITEMBOXSELECT=6        ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX
   DC_CALENDAR=7             ; CALENDAR
   DC_SPINNER=8              ; SPINNER
   DC_MULTITABSTOPS=9        ; MULTILINEBOX
   DC_ITEMSCROLLPOS=10       ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX
   DC_BACKGROUNDCOLOR=11     ; RADIOBUTTON CHECKBOX VARYTEXT STATICTEXT GROUPBOX PUSHBUTTON ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX SPINNER EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX
   DC_PICTUREBITMAP=12       ; PICTURE PICTUREBUTTON
   DC_TEXTCOLOR=13           ; RADIOBUTTON CHECKBOX VARYTEXT STATICTEXT GROUPBOX PUSHBUTTON ITEMBOX FIELLISTBOX DROPLISTBOX SPINNER EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX
   DC_ITEMBOXADD=14          ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX
   DC_ITEMBOXREMOVE=15       ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX
   DC_RADIOVALUE=16          ; RADIOBUTTON
   DC_POSITION=17            ; ALL CONTROLS (Except MENUBAR and MENUITEM)
   DC_MENUNAMES=18           ; ALL CONTROLS
   DC_HANDLE=19              ; ALL CONTROLS (Except MENUBAR and MENUITEM)


   ;DialogObject constants
   DLGOBJECT_ADDEVENT=1      ; Call dialog callback when the specified event occurs
   DLGOBJECT_STOPEVENT=2     ; Stop calling dialog callback when an event previously requested with
   DLGOBJECT_GETOBJECT=3     ; Return an object references to the specified control
   DLGOBJECT_GETPICTURE=4    ; Create and return an object reference to a picture object

   ;Return code constants
   RET_DO_CANCEL=0           ; Cancels dialog
   RET_DO_DEFAULT= -1        ; Continue with default processing for control
   RET_DO_NOT_EXIT= -2       ; Do not exit the dialog
   Return
#EndSubRoutine

;============================================================

#DefineFunction MyDialogCallbackProc(MyDialog_Handle,MyDialog_Message,MyDialog_Name,MyDialog_EventInfo,MyDialog_ChangeInfo)
   InitDialogConstants()                                   ; Initialize Dialog Constants
   ON_EQUAL = @TRUE                                         ; Initialize variable ON_EQUAL
   Switch MyDialog_Message                                  ; Switch based on Dialog Message type
      Case MSG_INIT                                         ; Standard Initialization message
         DialogProcOptions(MyDialog_Handle,MSG_TIMER,100)
         DialogProcOptions(MyDialog_Handle,MSG_BUTTONPUSHED,@TRUE)
         Return(RET_DO_DEFAULT)

      Case MSG_TIMER
         ;  Add the control manager extender.
         AddExtender("wwctl44i.dll")
         winid = cWinIDConvert(MyDialog_Handle)
         WinActivate(winid)
         Return(RET_DO_NOT_EXIT)

      Case MSG_BUTTONPUSHED
         If MyDialog_Name == "PushButton_OK"                ; OK
            Return(RET_DO_DEFAULT)
         ElseIf MyDialog_Name == "PushButton_Cancel"        ; Cancel
            Return(RET_DO_DEFAULT)
         EndIf                                              ; MyDialog_Name
         Return(RET_DO_DEFAULT)

   EndSwitch                                                ; MyDialog_Message
   Return(RET_DO_DEFAULT)
#EndFunction                                                ; End of Dialog Callback MyDialogCallbackProc

;============================================================

MyDialogFormat=`WWWDLGED,6.2`

MyDialogCaption=`Modal Type Dialog`
MyDialogX=041
MyDialogY=056
MyDialogWidth=352
MyDialogHeight=256
MyDialogNumControls=002
MyDialogProcedure=`MyDialogCallbackProc`
MyDialogFont=`DEFAULT`
MyDialogTextColor=`DEFAULT`
MyDialogBackground=`DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
MyDialogConfig=0

MyDialog001=`095,239,032,010,PUSHBUTTON,"PushButton_OK",DEFAULT,"OK",1,1,32,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
MyDialog002=`225,239,032,010,PUSHBUTTON,"PushButton_Cancel",DEFAULT,"Cancel",0,2,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`

ButtonPushed=Dialog("MyDialog")

Exit

Example - Older 6.1 Dialog

;Make WIL Dialog Modal
IntControl(54,"",1,0,0);Keep on Top!

;============================================================
#DefineFunction MyDialogCallbackProc(MyDialog_Handle,MyDialog_Message,MyDialog_ID,rsvd1,rsvd2)
   ;DialogprocOptions Constants
   MSG_INIT=0                ; The one-time initilization
   MSG_TIMER=1               ; Timer event
   MSG_BUTTONPUSHED=2        ; Pushbutton or Picturebutton
   MSG_RADIOPUSHED=3         ; Radiobutton clicked
   MSG_CHECKBOX=4            ; Checkbox clicked
   MSG_EDITBOX=5             ; Editbox or Multilinebox
   MSG_FILESELECT=6          ; Filelistbox
   MSG_ITEMSELECT=7          ; Itembox
   MSG_COMBOCHANGE=8         ; Combobox/Droplistbox
   MSG_CALENDAR=9            ; Calendar date change
   MSG_SPINNER=10            ; Spinner number change
   MSG_CLOSEVIA49=11         ; Close clicked (Enabled via Intcontrol 49)
   MSG_FILEBOXDOUBLECLICK=12 ; Get double-click message on a FileListBox
   MSG_ITEMOXDOUBLECLICK=13  ; Get double-click message on an ItemBox
   DPO_DISABLESTATE=1000     ; codes -1=GetSetting 0=EnableDialog 1=DisableDialog
   DPO_CHANGEBACKGROUND=1001 ; -1=GetSetting otherise bitmap or color string
   ;DialogControlState Constants
   DCSTATE_SETFOCUS=1        ; Give Control Focus
   DCSTATE_QUERYSTYLE=2      ; Query control's style
   DCSTATE_ADDSTYLE=3        ; Add control style
   DCSTATE_REMOVESTYLE=4     ; Remove control style
   DCSTATE_GETFOCUS=5        ; Get control that has focus
   DCSTYLE_INVISIBLE=1       ; Set Control Invisible
   DCSTYLE_DISABLED=2        ; Set Control Disabled
   DCSTYLE_NOUSERDATA=4      ; Note: Setable via DialogControlState function ONLY SPINNER control only
   DCSTYLE_READONLY=8        ; Sets control to read-only (user cannot type in data) EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX SPINNER
   DCSTYLE_PASSWORD=16       ; Sets 'password mode' where only *'s are displayed EDITBOX
   DCSTYLE_DEFAULTBUTTON=32  ; Sets a button as a the default button PUSHBUTTON PICTUREBUTTON
   DCSTYLE_DIGITSONLY=64     ; Set edit box to accept digits only EDITMOX MULTILINEBOX
   DCSTYLE_FLAT=128          ; Makes a 'flat' hyperlink-looking button PUSHBUTTON PICTUREBUTTON
   ;DialogControlSet / DialogControlGet Constants
   DC_CHECKBOX=1             ; CHECKBOX
   DC_RADIOBUTTON=2          ; RADIOBUTTON
   DC_EDITBOX=3              ; EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX
   DC_TITLE=4                ; PICTURE RADIOBUTTON CHECKBOX PICTUREBUTTON VARYTEXT STATICTEXT GROUPBOX PUSHBUTTON
   DC_ITEMBOXCONTENTS=5      ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX
   DC_ITEMBOXSELECT=6        ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX
   DC_CALENDAR=7             ; CALENDAR
   DC_SPINNER=8              ; SPINNER
   DC_MULTITABSTOPS=9        ; MULTILINEBOX
   DC_ITEMSCROLLPOS=10       ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX
   DC_BACKGROUNDCOLOR=11     ; RADIOBUTTON CHECKBOX VARYTEXT STATICTEXT GROUPBOX PUSHBUTTON ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX SPINNER EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX
   DC_PICTUREBITMAP=12       ; PICTURE PICTUREBUTTON
   DC_TEXTCOLOR=13           ; RADIOBUTTON CHECKBOX VARYTEXT STATICTEXT GROUPBOX PUSHBUTTON ITEMBOX FIELLISTBOX DROPLISTBOX SPINNER EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX
   DC_ITEMBOXADD=14          ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX
   DC_ITEMBOXREMOVE=15       ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX


   Switch MyDialog_Message
     Case MSG_INIT
          DialogProcOptions(MyDialog_Handle,MSG_TIMER,100)
          DialogProcOptions(MyDialog_Handle,MSG_BUTTONPUSHED,@TRUE)
         Return(-1)

     Case MSG_TIMER
          ;  Add the control manager extender.
          AddExtender("wwctl44i.dll")
          winid = cWinIDConvert(MyDialog_Handle)
          WinActivate(winid)
          Return(-1)

     Case MSG_BUTTONPUSHED
        Switch MyDialog_ID
           Case 001
              Return(-1)

           Case 002
              Return(0)

        EndSwitch    ;MyDialog_ID
        Return(-1)      ;  Do default processing

   EndSwitch       ; MyDialog_Message
   Return(-1)      ;  Do default processing
#EndFunction       ;End of Dialog Callback MyDialogCallbackProc

;============================================================


;AddExtender("wwctl34i.dll")

MyDialogFormat=`WWWDLGED,6.1`

MyDialogCaption=`Modal Type Dialog`
MyDialogX=041
MyDialogY=056
MyDialogWidth=353
MyDialogHeight=256
MyDialogNumControls=002
MyDialogProcedure=`MyDialogCallbackProc`
MyDialogFont=`DEFAULT`
MyDialogTextColor=`DEFAULT`
MyDialogBackground=`DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
MyDialogConfig=0

MyDialog001=`095,238,033,010,PUSHBUTTON,DEFAULT,"OK",1,1,32,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
MyDialog002=`225,238,033,010,PUSHBUTTON,DEFAULT,"Cancel",0,2,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`

ButtonPushed=Dialog("MyDialog")

Article ID:   W15907

File Created: 2011:05:11:12:58:56
Last Updated: 2011:05:11:12:58:56