IBM Visualization Data Explorer User's Reference

Message

Category

Function

Displays a message to the user.

Syntax

Message(message, type, popup)

Inputs

Name Type Default Description
message string none message to be displayed
type string "message" type of information: error, warning, or message
popup flag 0 0: Do not display message in pop-up window
1: Display message in pop-up window

Name	Type	Default	Description
`message`	string	none	message to be displayed
`type`	string	"message"	type of information: error, warning, or message
`popup`	flag	0	0: Do not display message in pop-up window 1: Display message in pop-up window

Functional Details

message
specifies the message to be displayed.
type
specifies the kind of message. Information messages are presented unaccompanied, but error messages are preceded by ERROR, and warnings by WARNING.
popup
specifies whether the message is to be displayed in a pop-up window as well as in the Message Window. In script mode, messages are sent to the xterm, regardless of the pop-up setting.

Note: The display of any or all categories of message can be prevented by deactivating the appropriate toggle buttons in the Options pull-down menu of the Message Window.

Example Visual Program

UsingMessage.net

See Also

Echo, Format, Print

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`message`	specifies the message to be displayed.
`type`	specifies the kind of message. Information messages are presented unaccompanied, but error messages are preceded by `ERROR`, and warnings by `WARNING`.
`popup`	specifies whether the message is to be displayed in a pop-up window as well as in the Message Window. In script mode, messages are sent to the xterm, regardless of the pop-up setting.