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DISPMSG()       Displays a message in a window

Description:
  DISPMSG() displays a message in a window (optionally centered on the
  screen).  DISPMSG() *IS* screen destructive.


Syntax:     
  DISPMSG( <expA>, <expN1>, <expC1>, <expC2> [, <expN2> [, <expN3>] ] )


Pass:       
  <expAC>  = Name of array containg message

  <expN1>  = Number of elements to display

  <expC1>  = Window Title (top - offset to left)

  <expC2>  = Window Footnote (bottom - centered)

  <expN2>  = Optional: Top row of window

  <expN3>  = Optional: Left column of window


Return:     
  Summer 87:
     <expL>   = Always true

  Version 5.0:
     Always NIL


Notes:      


Example:    
  ac_msg[1] = "This is line number one."
  ac_msg[2] = "This is line number two."
  DISPMSG(ac_msg,2,"Title","FootNote")


Usage:      
  DISPMSG() is most commonly used to display a message while the program
  is busy doing something else.  i.e. packing a database, printing a
  report, etc.

See Also: GRABSCRN() PUTSCRN() VWIND()
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