Editing a SpecView Project > Button Attributes & Strategy Controller Actions

This Button/Strategy Controller Action will display a message box.

This allows a message to be displayed in a box

It allows a message to be specified which will be displayed in a box with an 'OK' button that must be clicked on for the user to continue interacting with SpecView.

The value of variable(s) can be included in the message by putting the name of the variable surrounded by double percent signs, for example:

%%SpecView.Date%%

%%Zone1.ProcessValue%%

NOTE: The variable(s) MUST be on an open screen (GDW) somewhere.

Otherwise the name of the variable followed by 'Val not found' will be displayed.

Simple formatting can be done using: \r for return and \t for tab.

The text can be thousands of characters long if required.

Using this command from a button has limited usefulness beyond testing that a message appears as expected.

The main use is where the command is used in a Strategy Controller Action.

Limitations:

•	The message box (when invoked from the Strategy Controller) will not be displayed on any Remotes - although it is hoped to add this functionality in future releases.

•	Neither the message box title nor the icon inside the box can be specified.

•	The message box will always be displayed in the center of the screen, if it is moved it will not remember its position the next time, returning to central position.

SpecView: Display Simple Message Box

SpecView: Display Simple Message Box