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Dialog
Resource
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The DIALOG statement defines a window that an application can use to create dialog boxes. The statement defines the position and dimensions of the dialog box on the screen as well as the dialog box style.
Syntax
nameID DIALOG [load-mem] x, y, width, height
[option-statements]
BEGIN
control-statement
. . .
END
Parameters
nameID
Identifies the dialog box. This is either a unique name or a unique 16-bit unsigned integer value in the range 1 to 65,535.
load-mem
Specifies loading and memory attributes for the resource.
option-statements
Specifies options for the dialog box. This can be zero or more of the following statements:
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Statement |
Description |
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CAPTION "text" |
Specifies the caption of the dialog box if it has a title bar. |
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CHARACTERISTICS dword |
Specifies a user-defined double-word value for use by resource tools. This value is not used by Windows. |
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CLASS class |
Specifies a 16-bit unsigned integer or a string, enclosed in double quotation marks ("), that identifies the class of the dialog box. |
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LANGUAGE language,sublanguage |
Specifies the language of the dialog box. |
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STYLE styles |
Specifies the styles of the dialog box. |
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EXSTYLE extended-styles |
Specifies the extended styles of the dialog box. |
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VERSION dword |
Specifies a user-defined doubleword value. This statement is intended for use by additional resource tools and is not used by Windows. |
Example
The following demonstrates the usage of the DIALOG statement:
ErrorDialog DIALOG 10, 10, 300, 110
STYLE WS_POPUP|WS_BORDER
CAPTION "Error!"
BEGIN
CTEXT "Select One:", 1, 10, 10, 280, 12
PUSHBUTTON "&Retry", 2, 75, 30, 60, 12
PUSHBUTTON "&Abort", 3, 75, 50, 60, 12
PUSHBUTTON "&Ignore", 4, 75, 80, 60, 12
END