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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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