[GLLUG] Windows version of "dialog"

[Brian Hoort]

At the meeting I mentioned a Windows utility that approximated the 
functionality of 'dialog'. It is called msgbox.exe and I got it off the net 
somewhere. My second comment, that it cannot handle user input other than 
buttons appears to be accurate.

I'll post it to the list if that's acceptable -- is that frowned upon here? 
It's a tiny program (54KB). Usage below:


MSGBOX release 1.1  - Prompt for an answer and set errorlevel
Copyright 1995-1998 by David G. Thomas.

Usage: MSGBOX flags "title" prompt_string ...

Flags:
         /?      Help (this screen)

         /BARI   Buttons: Abort/Retry/Ignore
         /BO     Button:  OK
         /BOC    Buttons: OK/CANCEL
         /BRC    Buttons: Retry/CANCEL
         /BYN    Buttons: Yes/No
         /BYNC   Buttons: Yes/No/CANCEL

         /Dx     Default is button #x (1, 2 or 3)
         /F1     Send Console window to the foreground before input
         /F2     Send Console window to the foreground after input
         /H      Hide the console window during the prompt

         /I!     Icon Exclamation
         /II     Icon Information
         /IQ     Icon Question
         /IS     Icon Stop

         /MA     Application Modal
         /MS     System Modal (stays on top)
         /MT     Task Modal

         /Tn     Time out after n seconds

prompt_string:
         The rest of the line will be the prompt/message string.
         If quoted then each quoted string will be on a separate line.

Errorlevels returned:
         1 = OK
         2 = Yes
         3 = Retry
         4 = Ignore
         5 = No
         6 = Cancel
         7 = Abort
         8 = Time Out




-- 
   Brian Hoort
   Agricultural Economics Computer Service
   Michigan State University