customdialog statement

customdialog

RESOURCE

The customdialog statement customizes the appearance of the gettext and getscrap dialogs.

Parameters

This statement has one parameter:

resource – is the resource number. You must choose from the list described below..

Description

This statement customizes the appearance of the gettext and getscrap dialogs. This statement no longer supports custom resource, but you can choose from the list of built-in resources below. For full customization in new applications, use the newer gettextdialog statement.

3131 ☞ Default GetText dialog (narrow, Ok/Cancel) 
3121 ☞ Wide GetText dialog (1 line high, Ok/Cancel)
3122 ☞ Wide GetText dialog (2 lines high, Ok/Cancel)
3123 ☞ Wide GetText dialog (3 lines high, Ok/Cancel)
3125 ☞ Wide GetText dialog (5 lines high, Ok/Cancel)
3120 ☞ Wide GetText dialog (10 lines high, Ok/Cancel)
3101 ☞ Wide GetText dialog (1 line high, Ok/Stop)
3102 ☞ Wide GetText dialog (2 lines high, Ok/Stop)
3103 ☞ Wide GetText dialog (3 lines high, Ok/Stop)
3105 ☞ Wide GetText dialog (5 lines high, Ok/Stop)
3100 ☞ Wide GetText dialog (10 lines high, Ok/Stop)

You must use the customdialog statement immediately before one of the following statements:

getscrap 
gettext

This example displays a large dialog for editing notes.

customdialog 3100
gettext "Edit Notes",Notes

See Also

activegrid -- manages the operation of a grid that controls a series of options.
alert -- displays a modal alert window with a message and one or more buttons.
alertcanceldelete -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *Cancel* and *Delete*.
alertcancelok -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *Cancel* and *Ok*.
alertdeletecancel -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *Delete* and *Cancel*.
alertmodal -- displays a modal alert sheet (not attached to any window) with a message and one or more buttons.
alertnoyes -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *No* and *Yes*.
alertok -- displays a modal alert window with a message and one button: *Ok*
alertokcancel -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *Ok* and *Cancel*.
alertoksmall -- displays a modal alert window with a message and one button: *Ok*
alertrevertcancel -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *Revert* and *Cancel*.
alertsavecancel -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *Save* and *Cancel*.
alertsheet -- displays an alert sheet (attached to the current window) with a message and one or more buttons. Note: with the introduction of OS 11, Big Sur, sheets no longer appear to slide down from the title bar, but open a dialog centered on the active window.
alertyesno -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *Yes* and *No*.
alertyesnocancel -- displays a modal alert window with a message and three buttons: *Yes*, *No* and *Cancel*.
analyzedialog -- opens the standard Analyze dialog.
bigmessage -- displays a message alert.
cancelok -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *Cancel* and *Ok*.
choosefiledialog -- displays a modal dialog allowing selection of files or folders.
choosefolderdialog -- pauses and displays the standard “choose folder” dialog.
closeallasyncprogresswindows -- closes any asynchronous progress windows.
columnstatsdialog -- opens the standard Column Stats dialog.
databaseoptionsdialog -- opens the standard Database Options dialog.
editfavoritesdialog -- handles the Favorites button in a dialog.
favoritedatabasedialog -- opens the standard Favorite Databases dialog.
favoritesbutton -- handles the *Favorites* button in a dialog.
getscrap -- will display a dialog with a text entry area. The entered text is placed in the clipboard.
getscrapok -- will display a dialog with a text entry area. The entered text is placed in the clipboard.
gettextdialog -- displays a configurable modal dialog that asks the user to enter an item of text.
gettextokcancel -- displays a modal dialog that asks the user to enter an item of text.
giantmessage -- displays a message alert.
importdatabasedialog -- opens the standard Import Database dialog.
info("modaldialogopen") -- returns true if a modal dialog window is currently open.
joindialog -- opens the standard Join Database dialog.
message -- displays a modal alert window with a message.
morphalldialog -- opens the standard MorphAll dialog.
morphdialog -- opens the standard Morph dialog.
noyes -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *No* and *Yes*.
okcancel -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *Ok* and *Cancel*.
openasyncprogresswindow -- opens a floating progress window for asynchronous operations (urltask(, timers).
openfiledialog -- pauses and displays the standard “open file” dialog.
popupsharingmenu -- pops up a menu for the toolbar sharing icon.
progressalert -- displays a progress alert if an operation is going to take a long time.
rudemessage -- displays a message alert.
rundialog -- uses a form as a template to display a modal dialog window. The statement supervises the operation of the dialog until it is closed.
rundialogmenus -- enables custom menus in a modal dialog.
savedialog -- displays a modal dialog that allows a user to specify the name and location of a new file.
savefiledialog -- pauses a procedure and displays the standard “save file” dialog.
selectduplicatesdialog -- opens the standard Select Duplicates dialog.
showhidefieldsdialog -- opens the standard Show/Hide Fields dialog (in the Fields menu).
sortdialog -- opens the standard *Sort* dialog.
statusmessage -- displays a message in the status bar at the bottom of the procedure window.
stopalert -- displays a modal alert window with a warning icon, a message and one or more buttons.
supergetpassword -- will display a dialog with a text entry area for a password.
supergettext -- will display a dialog with a text entry area.
tallmessage -- displays a message alert.
yesno -- displays a modal alert window with a message and two buttons: *Yes* and *No*.

History

Version	Status	Notes
10.0	Updated	Carried over from Panorama 6.0, but you can no longer create your own resources. For full customization, use the gettextdialog statement.