Decipher the Script

The Dialog Editor follows a specific format when creating your script.

The first line sets the format and specifies the version of the Dialog Editor being used.

ExampleFormat=`WWWDLGED,6.2`

The next section establishes the caption which will appear in the title bar of the dialog box along with the coordinates, size and number of controls, font type, font color and background in the dialog box.

ExampleCaption=`Music Selection`

ExampleX=120

ExampleY=050

ExampleWidth=128

ExampleHeight=137

ExampleNumControls=013

ExampleProcedure=`DEFAULT`

ExampleFont=`DEFAULT`

ExampleTextColor=`DEFAULT`

ExampleBackground=`DEFAULT,DEFAULT`

ExampleConfig=0

ExampleDPI=`96,8,16`

The third section contains the code for the actual controls. Each line has specific information.

Using the Dialog Editor

Control Attributes

Running Dialog Scripts

Saving Dialog Scripts

ShowScript

Example001=`009,117,050,014,PUSHBUTTON,"PushButton_OK",DEFAULT,"OK",1,1,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT` Example002=`069,117,050,014,PUSHBUTTON,"PushButton_Cancel",DEFAULT,"Cancel",0,2,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT` Example003=`085,075,036,016,RADIOBUTTON,"RadioButton_Blues",music,"Blues",1,3,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT` Example004=`085,059,036,016,RADIOBUTTON,"RadioButton_Jazz",music,"Jazz",2,4,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT` Example005=`085,041,036,016,RADIOBUTTON,"RadioButton_Rock",music,"Rock",3,5,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT` Example006=`047,095,036,014,CHECKBOX,"CheckBox_LOUD!",volume,"LOUD!",1,6,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT` Example007=`085,095,036,014,CHECKBOX,"CheckBox_Quiet",volume2,"Quiet",2,7,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT` Example008=`009,095,036,014,STATICTEXT,"StaticText_VOLUME",DEFAULT,"VOLUME",DEFAULT,8,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
etc....

When the first line in the example above is broken down, the parts are as follows.

Code	Definition
Example	Dialog Variable Name
01	Control Number
009,117,050,014	Coordinates of the control
PUSHBUTTON	Control Type
"PushButton_OK"	Control Name
DEFAULT	Variable name
"OK"	Text
1	Value
1	Tab Order
DEFAULT	Style
DEFAULT	Font
DEFAULT	Text color
DEFAULT	Background color

Each Dialog script will end with the following line, making it easy to test the PushButton return values.

ButtonPushed=Dialog("Example",1)

Assembled with the variables, the completed script looks like the following.

 
tunes = "My Shirona":@TAB:"In the Mood":@TAB:"Staying Alive":@TAB:"Rock Lobster":@TAB:"Tequila"
song="Yellow Submarine"
music=2 ;sets this radiobutton as default
volume=1 ;pre-selects checkbox.

ExampleFormat=`WWWDLGED,6.2`
ExampleCaption=`Music Selection`
ExampleX=120
ExampleY=050
ExampleWidth=128
ExampleHeight=137
ExampleNumControls=013
ExampleProcedure=`DEFAULT`
ExampleFont=`DEFAULT`
ExampleTextColor=`DEFAULT`
ExampleBackground=`DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
ExampleConfig=0

Example001=`009,117,050,014,PUSHBUTTON,"PushButton_OK",DEFAULT,"OK",1,1,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example002=`069,117,050,014,PUSHBUTTON,"PushButton_Cancel",DEFAULT,"Cancel",0,2,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example003=`085,075,036,016,RADIOBUTTON,"RadioButton_Blues",music,"Blues",1,3,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example004=`085,059,036,016,RADIOBUTTON,"RadioButton_Jazz",music,"Jazz",2,4,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example005=`085,041,036,016,RADIOBUTTON,"RadioButton_Rock",music,"Rock",3,5,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example006=`047,095,036,014,CHECKBOX,"CheckBox_LOUD!",volume,"LOUD!",1,6,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example007=`085,095,036,014,CHECKBOX,"CheckBox_Quiet",volume2,"Quiet",2,7,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example008=`009,095,036,014,STATICTEXT,"StaticText_VOLUME",DEFAULT,"VOLUME",DEFAULT,8,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example009=`007,005,110,014,STATICTEXT,"StaticText_2",DEFAULT,"What is your listening pleasure?",DEFAULT,9,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example010=`007,051,064,040,ITEMBOX,"ItemBox_1",tunes,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,10,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example011=`067,025,056,014,STATICTEXT,"StaticText_3",DEFAULT,"Type Preferred?",DEFAULT,11,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example012=`007,021,058,014,VARYTEXT,"VaryText_1",song,"Choose a title",DEFAULT,12,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
Example013=`007,037,062,014,EDITBOX,"EditBox_1",song,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,13,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`

ButtonPushed=Dialog("Example")

Here is the completed dialog box.

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