giantmessage
giantmessage
MESSAGE

The giantmessage statement displays a message alert.

Parameters

This statement has one parameter:

message – message that appears in the alert.

Description

This statement displays a message alert. In previous versions of Panorama this alert would be larger than the normal message alert, but now the regular message statement will automatically expand to accomodate any amount of text, so this statement is now redundant. It is still included for compatibility with existing databases that are already using it.

Here is an example of how this statement is used:

    giantmessage "You could put a lot of text here!"

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.
- customdialog -- customizes the appearance of the gettext and getscrap dialogs.
- 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.
- 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.
- progressalert -- displays a progress alert if an operation is going to take a long time.
- rudemessage -- displays a message alert.
- 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 | No Change | Carried over from Panorama 6.0, but is now redundant.