Thread: A multiline MessageBox?

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    A multiline MessageBox?

    In Visual Basic, you can create a multi-line message box like this:

    Dim iReturn As Integer

    iReturn = MsgBox("This is the first line" & vbCr & "This is the second. Isn't that cool?", vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Multi-line MessageBox")

    you'd get a message box with an exclamation point icon, two lines of text and a title of "Multi-line MessageBox" - which would return 6 for yes, 7 for no (vbYes or vbNo if you like constants).

    How would I implement this in C++? I can get a single line messagebox and it's return value no problem... but I have two things to put in it and it makes the box too big to put on one line.

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    Ok, I screwed up... but I can't edit because I accidentally posted anonymously...

    but where I said you'd get a message box with an exclamation point icon...

    I really meant a question mark...

    but the question still stands: Can you have a multiline MessageBox?
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    This should probably go in the windows programming section.

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    I think it will be like this:
    MessageBox("This is the first line\nThis is the second line\n....");

    Hope it works
    Ammar...

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    Originally posted by XenoCodex Admin
    Ok, I screwed up... but I can't edit because I accidentally posted anonymously...

    but where I said you'd get a message box with an exclamation point icon...

    I really meant a question mark...

    but the question still stands: Can you have a multiline MessageBox?
    Multiline MessageBox with Question Mark?

    MessageBox(HWND_DESKTOP,"Line1\nLine2\nLine3","Cap tion", MB_ICONQUESTION);

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    Ah, thanks. I forgot about the newline characters.
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