control position of messagebox

[113983]

is there any way to control where on a form a messagebox will appear?

 

[Stella740pl]

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I think, it is always centered relatively to the screen - not even the top-level form. I guess it is much easier to control where your form would appear to match the messagebox.

Actually, messagebox doesn't appear ON a form, it's independent, and I think, VFP makes an API call to implement it. You can try to find an underlying API function and what parameters are there to control the position - and then use that function directly. (Still, I think, it would be positioned relatively to your screen, so you would have to code calculations on how to position it relatively your form.

Try this site:

http://www.news2news.com/vfp/

or check Microsoft knowledge base for information - or, possibly, ready solutions.

 

[Stella740pl]

I've just found this article - for VB, though:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/180936

I didn't have time to read it thoroughly, but looks somewhat promising. See if it helps to do similar thing in VFP.

Actually, you, probably, have another alternative - to write your own positionable message box class.

 

[CajunCenturion]

If you want that much control, you might want to think about making your own messagebox form sending over various parameters in the DO FORM statement.

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[113983]

thanks - I was just designing my own form so that I could control it. If I find anything out there I will post info.

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

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