The Popup method displays an interactive Windows popup message and returns a value depending on which button was selected (see Table 9-11):
intButton = object.Popup(strMessage, [numSecondsToWait], _ [strTitle], [intType])
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Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
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strMessage |
Message to display. |
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numSecondsTo-Wait |
Optional parameter. If specified, popup waits indicated number of seconds and then closes. |
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strTitle |
Optional title for popup window. |
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intType |
Optional numeric value that decides the number of buttons and icons to show. This is determined by combining a value from Table 9-12 and Table 9-13. For example, the value of 65 displays an OK button and the Information icon. |
Popup returns an integer value depending on which button was selected. Tables Table 9-12, Table 9-13, and Table 9-14 list the button selection values, the icon types, and the return values.
'display a popup with yes/no buttons and question mark icon
Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
intValue = objShell.Popup("Do you wish to continue?", , , 36)
'test if the Yes button was selected
If intValue = 6
'do something
End If|
Value |
Buttons shown |
|---|---|
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0 |
OK |
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1 |
OK and Cancel |
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2 |
Abort, Retry, and Ignore |
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3 |
Yes, No, and Cancel |
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4 |
Yes and No |
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5 |
Retry and Cancel |
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Value |
Icon to show |
|---|---|
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16 | |
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32 |
Question Mark |
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48 |
Exclamation Mark |
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64 |
Information |
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Value |
Description |
|---|---|
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1 |
OK button |
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2 |
Cancel button |
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3 |
Abort button |
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4 |
Retry button |
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5 |
Ignore button |
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6 |
Yes button |
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7 |