Hi Jeff,
No I don’t want to replace all message boxes.
Only in some very specific cases with my one.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I will take a dive into this and see how it will work.
Regards
Johan de Klerk
Hi,
One more thing I am trying to get working but my code does not seem to work.
I have the size/width of the button with the most text
I am setting my window width as follows:
0{Prop:Width} = MaxButtonWidth# + 6 ! Does not Work
0{Prop:Center} = TRUE
Resizer.Resize
Resizer.Reset
However the windows width does not get set.
My original window width is 250.
Even after I set it it stay at 250.
What am I doing wrong?
Regards
Johan de Klerk
I believe you know why you wrote above lines 
Hi Mike,
Because I could not get the: 0{Prop:Width} = MaxButtonWidth# + 6
to work I just kept on beating it with a bigger hammer in the hope that at some stage I can get it to work.
So far no luck.
Regards
Johan de Klerk
just added this line and it works:
0{PROP:Width} = 0{PROP:Width} * 2
Hi Mike,
I must have done something wrong.
I copied yours and now it works.
Regards
Johan de Klerk
I currently currently have 13 of these: ?Button1{Prop:Hide} = FALSE
CASE Button#
OF 1
?Button1{Prop:Hide} = FALSE
OF 2
?Button2{Prop:Hide} = FALSE
END
How can I replace the 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 in ?Button1
with the value of Button#
Try this way:
LOOP
CONTROL# = 0{PROP:NextField, CONTROL#}
IF CONTROL# = 0
BREAK
END
IF CONTROL# < 0
CYCLE
END
!Set CURSOR:HAND for each button
IF CONTROL#{PROP:Type}=CREATE:BUTTON THEN
CONTROL#{PROP:CURSOR}=’<0FFH,01H,8AH,7FH>’
END
!Set custom icon for each Combo Box
IF CONTROL#{PROP:Type}=CREATE:COMBO THEN
(CONTROL#{PROP:ButtonFeq}){PROP:ICON}=’~Downarrow32.ICO’
END
END
You can walk through all window controls (see FIRSTFIELD and LASTFIELD in the help), and change control properties if its is of button type (see PROP:Type in the help). Below is the code to center horizontally all buttons.
Routine::Center ROUTINE
DATA
feq SIGNED, AUTO
winW SIGNED, AUTO
CODE
winW = 0{PROP:Width}
LOOP feq = FIRSTFIELD() TO LASTFIELD()
IF feq{PROP:Type} = CREATE:button
feq{PROP:Xpos} = (winW - feq{PROP:Width}) / 2
END
ENDMan, the support, help and advice on this group is great.
I am constantly learning something new on this group.
I am getting there slowly but surely.
I have almost everything working/done that I wanted it to do.
I will post my app here once I am happy with it, maybe it can help others as well.
Thanks for all the help and advice.
Regards
Johan de Klerk
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Hi Mike,
There is no guarantee that all controls will be from FIRSTFIELD() to LASTFIELD(). There can be gaps and controls created with CREATE can fall out of that range.
I recommend using Prop:NextField, this will loop through all fields on the window. On caveat, it does not guarantee that the loop will process the controls in order.
Routine::Center ROUTINE
DATA
feq SIGNED, AUTO
winW SIGNED, AUTO
CODE
winW = 0{PROP:Width}
feq = 0
LOOP
feq = 0{Prop:NextField, feq}
if feq = 0
break
end
IF feq{PROP:Type} = CREATE:button
feq{PROP:Xpos} = (winW - feq{PROP:Width}) / 2
END
END
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Hi Rick,
Thank you very much for the tip.
Regards
Johan de Klerk
Hi,
What command will give me the USE value?
For instance my Buttons USE is: ?Button1
Prop:Text gives me the Text part.
Regards
Johan de Klerk
FIELD() will return the FEQ
I tried but can not figure it out.
If I have this code:
LOOP feq = FIRSTFIELD() TO LASTFIELD()
IF feq{Prop:Type} = Create:button ! Centre everything on the window
Message('Use Value of button = '&This is where i am stuck)
feq{Prop:Xpos} = (winW - feq{Prop:Width}) / 2
END
END
feq is USE value in this case.
Look at the prototype and usage for cla$fieldname on Mark Goldberg’s post. How to Alter the Icon of a COMBO drop control
Hi everyone,
Attached is what I have achieved with the message box.
It works great for me.
I have created it with 28 buttons in my apps so I have enough options available.
Thanks for everyone’s help.
I am sure it can be made more generic and much cleaner code but that is beyond my capability.
If anyone improves on it please post it back here.
TestOwnMessageBox.zip (503.9 KB)
Regards
Johan de Klerk
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Got a screenshot of it in action? 
