Custom Macro Messages (No Buttons)

Macros : Msg, MsgTitle, MsgStyle

Msg="Test Message" shows a simple custom macro message, replacing any prior message. Msg=" removes any prior message.

By default, Msg text is centered in the box, and has a title bar that just says "Macro Message" above the message text. MsgTitle="New Title" changes it to "New Title". Titles may be up to 32 characters long, and will be used with subsequent Msg macros until specifically changed.

The message box is automatically sized to the message text. If the message is short, the title may be trucated. You can use MsgTitle= to specify an empty title bar.

MsgStyle=TC is the default message style, where T specifies Title and C specifies Centered. Other options besides Centered are R for Right-justified and L for Left. So, for example MsgStyle=L will show Left-justified text but no Title.

A message without a Title bar has no "handle" to allow the user to drag it to another position. This makes it a good choice to place near a specifc Label, Field, or control as an operator prompt. There are separate position macros for messages with and without titles.

Msg text can span multiple lines by using a single pair of quotes to surround the entire message:

  MsgStyle=TC            ;Title, Center
  MsgTitle="Test Steps"
  Msg="1) Select Frequency.
  2) Set SPL.
  3) Hit StartTest."     ;End of 3-line Msg

Note the comments on the first and last lines of the above macro. Comments can't be used within the message quotes, or they will be shown as part of the message.

Note that when Msg is used to request that the operator change some Daqarta control or enter data, the WaitChange command can suspend macro processing until that action has taken place.

See also Message Macros, Macro Overview