Edit Prompt dialog box
Use this dialog box to set the parameters for the Prompt response type. These parameters include these keywords:
Keyword | Description |
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PROMPT | Use this
keyword to set the text to display in the prompt dialog.
Examples: PROMPT(Would you like to continue?) PROMPT(V(QUESTION)) PROMPT(STRINGS(sQuestion)) PROMPT(FORMAT(sDoYouWantToDelete%1,P(ID))) |
CAPTION | This
optional keyword overrides the default prompt dialog caption.
Examples: CAPTION(Warning!) CAPTION(STRINGS(sAnswerMyQuestion)) CAPTION(FORMAT(s%1WillBeDeleted,P(ID))) |
RESPONSE | This
keyword sets the prompt response options. These must use this syntax:
RESPONSE(OPTION[eventToGenerate]) where OPTION can be any of these responses: OK | CANCEL | YES | NO | ABORT | RETRY | IGNOREThe optional parameter eventToGenerate is the event that is generated if this response is selected by the user. Example: RESPONSE(OK(PromptOK),CANCEL()) This example displays a prompt dialog with and buttons, and the button generates the PromptOK event in the calling form. |
ICON | This
optional keyword sets the icon to display in the prompt dialog.
The parameter can be one of these icons: DEFAULT | ERROR | WARNING | QUESTION The parameter corresponds to one of the standard framework icons. Example: ICON(QUESTION) If omitted, the icon is set to DEFAULT (blue circle with a white "i" in the center). |
DEFAULTRESPONSE | This
optional keyword sets the default response button.
The parameter can be one of these responses: OK | CANCEL | YES | NO | ABORT | RETRY | IGNOREExample: DEFAULTRESPONSE(OK) The default response parameter must be one of the buttons specified in the RESPONSE keyword. |
CONDITION | This
optional keyword sets the conditional action expression used to
determine if the prompt event handler is run.
Parameter: |
STOPONCONDITIONTRUE | Expression: Use a conditionalThis optional keyword indicates that the event chain should stop if the Prompt When condition is True. This is useful when the prompt is tied to standard framework events. |