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A message box is a prefabricated modal dialog box that displays a text message to a user.

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Delphi messagebox appearing behind other form

I am using the code below to create a messagebox in Delphi 7. However I also have another form on screen who's FormStyle is set to fsStayOnTop and the messagebox appears behind this form. Is there any way to force the messagebox to appear in…
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How to display an error message box in a web application asp.net c#

I have an ASP.NET web application, and I wanted to know how I could display an error message box when an exception is thrown. For example, try { do something } catch { …
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C# MessageBox Error Messages

In my application I am using message boxes to display error information. try { // Something... } catch (SystemException ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error); } This was fine at first, but as…
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Display a Variable in MessageBox c++

How to display a Variable in MessageBox c++ ? string name = "stackoverflow"; MessageBox(hWnd, "name is: ", "Msg title", MB_OK | MB_ICONQUESTION); I want to show it in the following way (#1): "name is: stackoverflow" and…
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MessageBox.Show right to left reading not working

Hey I'll make it simple. I want to make a MessageBox of this string "abc" and it will be read from right to left. I tried this Messagebox.Show("abc",MessageBoxOptions.RtlReading); what's worng with this ? this is the error i get : 1:"cannot…
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Click on 'OK' button of message box using WinAPI in C#

I am trying to click on 'OK' button on a message box of C# Windows Forms using WinAPI . Below is the code that I am working on. private const int WM_CLOSE = 16; private const int BN_CLICKED = 245; [DllImport("user32.dll",…
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MVVM Exception Handling

I have a WPF Application that I have been trying to write in the MVVM style. If an Exception is thrown (like when a document is opened), I would like to display a MessageBox. Easy to do, but my code doesn't feel quite right because the…
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How to suppress a dialog box displayed by code that I can't change?

I have a Inproc COM Server from a 3rd party. One of the functions I call will display a error message dialog box if it traps a specific type of error. The issue is I am trying to process data in bulk, and the data source I am using is causing that…
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Size of MessageBox

How does .NET's MessageBox determine its size relative to the resolution of the screen on which it is displayed? I am writing a slightly more flexible dialog window for a WPF application. The layout of the window is layed out in a…
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C# - MessageBox - Message localization in resources and lines breaks

I would like to show MessageBox (WinForms) with string from Resources with lines breaks. example without Resources (WORKS): string someMsg = "Message. Details:\n" + someDetails; MessageBox.Show(someMsg); Result: Message. Details: here are some…
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WPF: Does MessageBox Break PreviewMouseDown?

I've been trying to get my WPF application to prompt users to either discard their unsaved changes or to cancel when they navigate using a TreeView. How can I cancel a user’s WPF TreeView click? How do I properly handle a PreviewMouseDown event…
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WPF MessageBox buttons aren't OS themed

So the buttons of my message box in WPF aren't themed by the OS. I even tried this method and it didn't work. I have a manifest, I am running under Windows 7 Ultimate x86 and .NET Framework 4 Client Profile. EDIT: It works now.
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how to create message box in public static void method

I have a public static method and I would like a message to be displayed if certain values are selected. This is in ASP.NET so adding using System.Windows.Forms; causes problems because I am using using System.Web.UI.WebControls;. So how do I create…
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how to create windows7-styled message/dialog boxes with command links in c#?

How to create these beautiful message/dialog boxes (example: http://i.msdn.microsoft.com/dynimg/IC123363.png) in C#? Is there a function similar to MessageBox.Show in the .NET Framework?
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C# Messagebox With ComboBox

How can I produce a messagebox in a C# Win Forms application that displays a combobox with a series of values to select as well as the usual "Ok" button? I would like to be able to trigger this on calling the MessageBox.Show() method. I am assuming…
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