---
title: "system.gui.messageBox"
description: "Displays an informational-style message popup box to the user."
---

# system.gui.messageBox

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

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](projects\project-properties\project-properties.md#client---permissions) 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
```python title="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)
```