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Function            MSG()
Action              Displays up to a 9 line message in a window
Returns
Category            Popup
Syntax              Up to 9 character strings as lines in the message .
Description         Displays in a popup box up to 9 lines of a message.
                    Then waits for a keypress or optionally a time-out.
Options             First parameter can be a number equalling a time-out
                    value in seconds
Examples            MSG("An error has been detected","...don't move!")
                    MSG("A","B","C","D","E","F")
                    MSG(5,"A","B","C","D","E","F")
Examples found in   S_CLAB.PRG S_DOALL.PRG S_DUP.PRG S_FILER.PRG S_FORML.PRG
                    S_FULLD.PRG S_GENVA.PRG S_GLOBR.PRG S_HELP.PRG S_LIST.PRG
                    S_LOOKF.PRG S_MODIS.PRG S_NEWDIR.PRG S_PREAD.PRG
                    S_PRINT.PRG S_QUERY.PRG S_SCROLL.PRG S_SUMAV.PRG
                    S_TAG.PRG S_ISPART.PRG
Notes               Message is centered on screen in a box
                    Once message is displayed, waits for keypress and
                    then removes window, restoring screen underneath.
                    Or waits for time-out value.

Warnings            Cursor is left ON
Found in (prg)......S_MSG.PRG

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