dialog box not going to coordinates

[Esabik]

Hi

Why does my dialog not want to stay where the settings are??? I tried moving it to lower left, upper left, upper right it refuses to stay at any of the coordinates in the Dialog settings. Anyone have the same issue?
Left = 978
Top = 6

The dialog shows up on my screen around after executing script:
Left = 220
Top = 135

See below:

//Let>WW_TIMEOUT=5
Ask>Are you ready to run MRP Regen 3 Processes?,vMRPQuestion
If>vMRPQuestion={"YES"}
Goto>continue
EndIF
If>vMRPQuestion={"NO"}
Goto>finalend
EndIF
Label>continue
wait>5
Dialog>Dialog2
object Dialog2: TForm
Left = 978
Top = 6
HelpContext = 5000
BorderIcons = [biSystemMenu]
Caption = 'MRP Regen Process Active'
ClientHeight = 140
ClientWidth = 292
Color = clBtnFace
Font.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET
Font.Color = clWindowText
Font.Height = -11
Font.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'
Font.Style = []
OldCreateOrder = True
ShowHint = True
OnTaskBar = False
PixelsPerInch = 96
TextHeight = 13
object tMSImage
Left = 8
Top = 0
Width = 201
Height = 73
Hint = 'C:\Program Files\PPILogo\ppi-mini.JPG'
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end
object msProgressBar1: TProgressBar
Left = 8
Top = 80
Width = 201
Height = 16
BarColor = clRed
TabOrder = 0
end
object MSMemo1: tMSMemo
Left = 0
Top = 104
Width = 289
Height = 33
Text = 'Progress Box for MRP Processes'
VertScrollBarStyles.ButtonSize = 16
HorzScrollBarStyles.ButtonSize = 16
Color = clGray
Font.Charset = ANSI_CHARSET
Font.Color = clBlue
Font.Height = -13
Font.Name = 'Verdana'
Font.Style = [fsBold]
ParentFont = False
TabOrder = 1
end
end
EndDialog>Dialog2
Show>Dialog2
Let>k=5
Wait>1
SetDialogProperty>Dialog2,MSMemo1,text,Begin 1st Process MRP Regen
SetDialogProperty>Dialog2,msProgressBar1,Max,100
SetDialogProperty>Dialog2,msProgressBar1,Position,k
CapsOn
wait>2
Press CTRL
wait>.5
Press Esc
wait>.5
Release CTRL
Send Character/Text>r
Wait>20
SetDialogProperty>Dialog2,MSMemo1,text,Start Progression
Send Character/Text>N:\macola70\Macola32.exe
Wait>1
Press Tab

[JRL]

I can't explain why the Left and Top dialog properties are not used when a dialog is opened, I just accept it that they are not. What I do to place a dialog in a specific location is use MoveWindow> somewhere between the end of the dialog block and where I Show> the dialog.

Something like this:

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EndDialog>Dialog2
Let>WIN_USEHANDLE=1
MoveWindow>dialog2.handle,500,500
Let>WIN_USEHANDLE=0
Show>Dialog2

[Grovkillen]

The position, size and state initial values only I guess.

[Marcus Tettmar]

It all depends on what the Position property is as this can override Top and Left. Here's what I do:

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SetDialogProperty>Dialog1,,Position,poDesigned
SetDialogProperty>Dialog1,,Left,20
SetDialogProperty>Dialog1,,Top,500

Show>Dialog1,r

[JRL]

It all depends on what the Position property is as this can override Top and Left. Here's what I do:

I did some testing and what I found was that Marcus' method works because the position is being specified outside the dialog block. Setting the property "Position" to "poDesigned" is a wasted line, the position property is irrelevant when you reposition the dialog after it is created and before it is visible. No matter what I tried the "Top" and "Left" properties specified in a dialog block have no bearing on the visible placement of the dialog.

[Esabik]

Thanks to all, I fought with it a little and I was so close. I originally had this in my script it would work the 1st run and then not the next.
This was in my script:
SetDialogProperty>Dialog2,Dialog2,Left,978
SetDialogProperty>Dialog2,Dialog2,Top,6

So I had one too many Dialog2, didn't send it in my post because I was trying to understand if it was something I had done incorrect in the Dialog designer.

As what Marcus posted:(working)but,
SetDialogProperty>Dialog1,,Left,20
SetDialogProperty>Dialog1,,Top,500

What is the purpose of this line with the ,r??? What does the "r" do??
Show>Dialog1,r

[Esabik]

I can't explain why the Left and Top dialog properties are not used when a dialog is opened, I just accept it that they are not.

Well it was weird because it would work like on the first initial setup and then maybe worked a couple more times then it started going to wherever it wanted. It sometimes would vary locations as I saved and ran the script but, not to where I had wanted it to go. It is possible that it seemed to be more difficult after I added the progress bar I think......

[JRL]

What does the "r" do??

Short answer. See help for Show>

Longer answer. The r is a result variable and will be set to "2" if the dialog is closed. Ever since version 12 came out and the dialog syntax changed I have ignored the Show> result variable. Instead I use dialog event handlers to do things when a dialog is closed.

For example:

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SRT>Quit
  Message>The dialog will now close.
  Wait>2
  Exit>0
END>Quit

Dialog>Dialog1
object Dialog1: TForm
end
EndDialog>Dialog1

AddDialogHandler>Dialog1,,OnClose,Quit

Show>Dialog1,

Well it was weird because...

I think perhaps it was going to the general area where you assigned it the first time or two. I have never seen a dialog go to the coordinates assiged by Top and Left in the dialog block.