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Messages

Messages can be displayed in the VIP Status Bar control or using a message dialog box. To select the presentation style, see the WorkStation Manager manual, Options (VIP tab, Status Bar and Message Objects).

Displaying Messages

Section titled “Displaying Messages”

Status Bar All Prompt/Constant, View Prompt, and Screen Prompt messages are always displayed in the VIP Status Bar control.

The status bar contains the message text, buttons, and an input control for input messages.

The location of the status bar can be set from within the WorkStation Manager. For more information see the WorkStation Manager manual (VIP tab).

Message colors displayed in the Status Bar can be set from the VIP Menu Bar. From Options select Status Bar Colors. From here the following color properties for Status Bar Messages can be set:

  • Button Text.
  • Prompt Msg and NonInput Msg Text.
  • Input Msg, Yes/No Msg and Active Button Text.

The Status Bar message font and point size can be set from within the WorkStation Manager. For more information see the WorkStation Manager Manual (Screens, Menus and Help Fonts tab).

Dialog Boxes Non-input, yes/no and input messages can be displayed in the Status Bar or in a message Dialog Box. The dialog box will contain the message text, buttons, and an input control for input messages. Dialog boxes are displayed in the center of the VIP Server Window.

Message Types

Section titled “Message Types”

Prompt/Constant These messages always display in the status bar. Prompt messages can be displayed as plain text or can be converted to buttons. For more information see the WorkStation Manager Manual (VIP tab).

Non-input
VIP automatically adds an Ok, Help and Cancel button to these message types.

  • Ok will return <CR> to the host.
  • Help will return <F6> to the host.
  • Cancel will return <F4> to the host.

Yes/No
VIP automatically adds a Yes, No, Help, and Cancel button to these message types.

  • Yes, returns the current language “Yes” value to the host. This response is processed as a single character input (INPUT SIZ=1). For more information see the Dictionary-IV Administrator Guide (Multi-Language).
  • No returns the current language ‘No’ value to the host. This response is processed as a single character input (INPUT SIZ=1). For more information see the Dictionary-IV Administrator Guide (Multi-Language).
  • Help will return <F6> to the host.
  • Cancel will return <F4> to the host.

Input VIP automatically adds an input control, an Ok, Help, and a Cancel button to these message types. For messages with valid value lists defined VIP automatically adds a button for each element in the valid value list.

  • Ok returns <CR> to the host.
  • Help reruns <F6> to the host.
  • Cancel returns <F4> to the host.
  • For messages with valid value lists defined, an invalid response from the operator will display a graphical list of valid values for selection.

Select VIP automatically adds a button for each element in the select list. In addition it adds an OK, Help, and Cancel button.

  • Clicking on a selection button returns that selection value to the host.
  • Ok returns <CR> to the host.
  • Help reruns <F6> to the host.
  • Cancel returns <F4> to the host.

From the VIP for Dictionary-IV Reference, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF