Dialog Button syntax?

jj45410 · Post by **jj45410** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:33 am

Dialog>Dialog1
Caption=Websites
Width=445
Height=156
Top=CENTER
Left=CENTER
Button=Mjtnet.com,24,16,385,25,10
Button=Google.com,24,48,385,25,11
Button=msn.com,24,80,385,25,12
EndDialog>Dialog1

Show>dialog1,res1
If>res1=10
Exe>http://www.mjtnet.com
EndIf
If>res1=11
Exe>http://www.google.com
EndIf
If>res1=12
Exe>http://www.msn.com
EndIf
That is the script but I wanted to know what the numbers after the websites are? what are they used for?
Button=Mjtnet.com,24,16,385,25,10
Button=Google.com,24,48,385,25,11
Button=msn.com,24,80,385,25,12
and why do you have to use tab before writing the code?

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:03 am

That is the script but I wanted to know what the numbers after the websites are? what are they used for?
Button=Mjtnet.com,24,16,385,25,10
Button=Google.com,24,48,385,25,11
Button=msn.com,24,80,385,25,12

The numbers are the parameters used to define a button object in a Macro Scheduler dialog. If you go to "Help" in Macro Scheduler or use the online Macro Scheduler help. Then go to "Command Reference", and look up "Dialog" you will see a section describing how Macro Scheduler dialog objects are defined.

...and why do you have to use tab before writing the code?

Sorry, I have no idea what you're referring to. Can you explain what "tab" you have to use before writing code?

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:12 am

The numbers define the position width and height of the button.

...and why do you have to use tab before writing the code?

I'm afraid I too have no idea what you mean here.

Phil Pendlebury · Post by **Phil Pendlebury** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:08 am

Possibly this refers to the use of TAB or Indentation to make your code more presentable and readable. (it is not vital to the code in MS scripting).

Example:

Code: Select all

IF>Something
      Something else
      And again
      This is all tabbed in so you can tell that it is in the IF loop
ENDIF

IF>Something
This is not tabbed
and therefore 
confusing
ENDIF

With some languages tabbing is vital to the syntax.

Of course I could have completely misunderstood the question.

jj45410 · Post by **jj45410** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 1:46 am

Nope, spot on ty.