You can write messages to the user with either of the following
functions:
- @Prompt
Use the following forms of @Prompt to
write messages that will display in a dialog box to the interactive
user:
- @Prompt([Ok]; title; prompt) displays an informational
dialog box with the title text at the beginning of the box and the
prompt text in the body of the box.
- @Prompt([OkCancelList] : [NoSort]; title; prompt; default; choices)
displays a box with the title text at the beginning of the box, the
prompt text in the body of the box, and the choices text list follows
the prompt text. This form of @Prompt is primarily for getting input
but can also be used for display. The last parameter must be a text
list. The prompt and default parameters can be empty. However, if
this statement is not the last statement in the formula and the user
clicks Cancel, the rest of the formula is not executed. Do not specify
[NoSort] if you want the list sorted.
Non-text values must be converted with @Text to
be used as @Prompt parameters. The text values can be constants, temporary
variables, fields, or expressions.
- @StatusBar
Use @StatusBar to
write messages that will display in the status bar to the user. By
writing messages to the status bar you can keep users informed of
the internal processing being performed by an application.