How do I specify the Application.ShowMessage window type? (C# FormScript)

Stephen Cena

I've got a Form Script that will require a pop-up windows w Y/N (or Y/N/C). In the IDE, I can see declarations for:

 

ShowMessage(string Prompt, wsMessageStyle Buttons) and ShowMessage (string Prompt, wsMessageStyle Buttons, wsMessageStyle Icon).

 

So if I use, say,: Application.ShowMessage("Do you agree?", wsMessageStyle.wsYesNo);

 

I get:  error CS0012: The type 'Microsoft.VisualBasic.MsgBoxStyle' is defined in an assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'Microsoft.VisualBasic, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'.

How do I get the window to pop up how I want? Or do I have to create a separate Event that fires first to get the pop up with Ask().

unknown

Use the Prompt form event for these interactions. Then you can set a variable that you can use in code. Technically you can use the Prompt form events to do alot that you would normally do in code. I would encourage you to look at this and try to minimize your form scripting as much as possible. The only real reason to do formscript these days is to do complex interactions or calculations.