system.gui.messageBox

This function is used in Python Scripting.

Description

Displays an informational-style message popup box to the user.

Client Permission Restrictions

This scripting function has no Client Permission restrictions.

Syntax

system.gui.messageBox(message, title)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Description
String	message	The message to display. Will accept html formatting.
String	title	A title for the message box. [optional]

Returns

Nothing

Scope

Client

Code Examples

Example #1

# This example will show how many hours a motor has been running when it is clicked.
  
# get the motor number
motorNumber = event.source.getPropertyValue('MotorNumber')
# retrieve the hours running from the database
query = "SELECT HoursRunning FROM MotorStatus WHERE motor=%d"
hours = system.db.runScalarQuery(query % motorNumber)
  
system.gui.messageBox("The motor has been running for %d hours" % motorNumber)