Global Functions

There are two globally-defined functions for the Scriptable Object component, alert and errmsg.

alert

The alert function is provided mainly for compatibility with the JScript language. This function takes a single string parameter which will be presented to the user as a standard modal Windows message box with an OK button. VBScript users will probably want to use the more extensive MsgBox function - which is provided natively by the VBScript engine - rather than the alert method.

alert(string)

JScript Example

function MyEventSrc::Event1( )

{

// will pop up a message box with the following text

alert("In MyEventSrc_Event1!");

}

errmsg

The errmsg function is also a replacement for functionality typically provided by MsgBox. The function takes a string parameters, and puts up a "Script Error" message box with an OK button, and returns both the text of the string and the line number at which it occurs.

JScript Example

function MyEventSrc::Event1( )

{

// will pop up a script message box with the following text

errmsg("In MyEventSrc_Event1!");

}