Add buttons to _MESSAGEBOX function?

[tothebin]

The _MESSAGEBOX function has been a major improvement for me. Is there any way to add or change the default buttons? Being able to have buttons such as [Help] or [Quit] would be extremely useful. With the right buttons some of my utility programs wouldn't need any other type of GUI.

[ahenry3068]

You can make it return a 0 or 1 and get  Yes / No buttons with the following syntax.


        KillIt% = _MessageBox("FILE EXISTS", Z_File$ + " Exists\nOverwrite?", "yesno", "question", 0)
        If KillIt% = 1 Then
            Kill (Z_File$)
        Else
            Z_File$ = _InputBox$("NEW FILE NAME", "Enter ZCM File Name", Z_File$)
            If Z_File$ = "" Then System
            GoTo StartZWrite
        End If

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I too would like the option for more buttons.   But you can do a lot with just a Yes/No option.

[bplus]

+1 yes you can do allot with yes/no/cancel, cancel is 3rd option the one you never see in opinion polls ;-))

message box 1 do you want help? if yes then message box 2 offer help...

welcome @ahenry3068

[Kernelpanic]

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 KillIt% = _MessageBox("FILE EXISTS", Z_File$ + " Exists\nOverwrite?", "yesno", "question", 0) 

The "\n" is a C/C++ control character and does not work in Basic.

All three options are better than just yes/no.

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KillIt% = _MessageBox("FILE EXISTS", Z_File$ + "Exist -- Overwrite?", "yesnocancel", "question", 2)

If KillIt% = 1 Then

  Kill (Z_File$)

Else

  Z_File$ = _InputBox$("NEW FILE NAME", "Enter ZCM File Name", Z_File$)

  If Z_File$ = "" Then System

  GoTo StartZWrite

End If



StartZWrite:

Print "Ende"

[SpriggsySpriggs]

You can try doing a TaskDialog. They are far more powerful than a standard MessageBox. However, they require a great deal of work. Here is a post I had submitted to the old forum website a long time ago.
https://qb64forum.alephc.xyz/index.php?t...#msg133688

However, be aware that the recent updates to Phoenix have broken a lot of older code I have written as they have changed the backend of some things. You will most likely need to do a lot of work to make it compatible with the recent versions.