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This tutorial will teach you how to use the functions provided by 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In to display standard types of dialogs, as well as completely custom ones.
This version of 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In offers the following 6 functions:
AP24uD-Version returns version of the 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In currently installed
AE24uD-ShowDialog displays a modal dialog based on the second parameter
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AV24uD-AllTextEntered returns the values of all items, separated by the second parameter
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