Begin Dialog Definition

Syntax

Begin Dialog name [X, Y,] DX, DY[, Title$] _
            [, .dialogfunc]
    User Dialog Item
    [User Dialog Item]...
End Dialog

Group

User Dialog

Description

Define a user dialog type to be used later in a Dim As name statement.

Parameters

Parameters	Description
X	This numeric value is the distance from the left edge of the screen to the left edge of the dialog. It is measured in 1/8 ths of the average character width for the dialog's font. If this is omitted then the dialog will be centered.
Y	This numeric value is the distance from the top edge of the screen to the top edge of the dialog. It is measured in 1/12 ths of the average character width for the dialog's font. If this is omitted then the dialog will be centered.
DX	This number value is the width. It is measured in 1/8 ths of the average character width for the dialog's font.
DY	This number value is the height. It is measured in 1/12 ths of the character height for the dialog's font.
Title$	This string value is the title of the user dialog. If this is omitted then there is no title.
dialogfunc	This is the function name that implements the DialogFunc for this user dialog. If this is omitted then the UserDialog doesn't have a dialogfunc.
User Dialog Item	One of: CancelButton, CheckBox, ComboBox, DropListBox, GroupBox, ListBox, MultiListBox, OKButton, OptionButton, OptionGroup, Picture, PushButton, Text, TextBox.

Example

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Sub Main
    Begin Dialog UserDialog 200,120
        Text 10,10,180,15,"Please push the OK button"
        OKButton 80,90,40,20
    End Dialog
    Dim dlg As UserDialog
    Dialog dlg ' show dialog (wait for ok)
End Sub