Mdlg functions

Functions
ERRVALUE	MdlgAskNumber (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, const MISTRING &dlgtitle, const MISTRING &prompt, double &value, double minvalue, double maxvalue, int decplaces, HELPID helpid=HELPID__None)
ERRVALUE	MdlgAskNumber (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, const MISTRING &prompt, double &value, double minvalue, double maxvalue, int decplaces, HELPID helpid=HELPID__None)
DLGRESPONSE	MdlgAskQuestion (MDLGPARENT parent, const MISTRING &dlgtitle, const MISTRING &text, DLGQ_STYLE style, DLGRESPONSE dftresponse, HELPID helpid=HELPID__None)
DLGRESPONSE	MdlgAskQuestion (MDLGPARENT parent, const MISTRING &text, DLGQ_STYLE style, DLGRESPONSE dftresponse, HELPID helpid=HELPID__None)
ERRVALUE	MdlgAskString (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, const MISTRING &dlgtitle, const MISTRING &prompt, MISTRING &string, int maxchars=0, HELPID helpid=HELPID__None, GETSTRINGFILTER *filter=0)
ERRVALUE	MdlgAskString (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, const MISTRING &prompt, MISTRING &string, int maxchars=0, HELPID helpid=HELPID__None, GETSTRINGFILTER *filter=0)
DEPRECATED int	MdlgAskYesNo (MDLGPARENT parent, const char *msgname, int dft, HELPID helpid=HELPID__None)
DEPRECATED DLGRESPONSE	MdlgAskYesNo (MDLGPARENT parent, const MISTRING &text, DLGRESPONSE dftresponse, HELPID helpid=HELPID__None)
MDLGPARENT	MdlgGetDefaultParent (void)
DEPRECATED ERRVALUE	MdlgGetFile (MDLGPARENT parent, FILEPATH &filepath, const char *ExtnFilters, const char *TitleKey, GETFILEFLAGS getfileflags, GETFILEFILTER *filter=0)
DEPRECATED ERRVALUE	MdlgGetFile (MDLGPARENT parent, FILEPATH &filepath, const char *ExtnFilters, const MIUNICODE *title, GETFILEFLAGS getfileflags, GETFILEFILTER *filter=0)
int	MdlgGetFile (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, FILEPATH &filename, const char *extns, const void *prompt, MdlgGetFileFilterProto filterfunc=0, void *funcdata=0, GETFILEFLAGS flags=GETFILEFLAG_None, int(*createoptfunc)(Widget, void *)=0, void *createoptdata=0)
DEPRECATED int	MdlgGetFile (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, MIUNICODE *filename, const char *extns, const void *prompt, MdlgGetFileFilterProto filterfunc=0, void *funcdata=0, GETFILEFLAGS flags=GETFILEFLAG_None, int(*createoptfunc)(Widget, void *)=0, void *createoptdata=0)
ERRVALUE	MdlgGetFileComponentName (MDLGPARENT parent, const MISTRING &title, const FILEPATH &ParentDirectory, MISTRING &ComponentName, const MISTRING &Extension=TEXTID__None, const MISTRING &label=TEXTID__None)
int	MdlgGetFileExtnUC (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, FILEPATH &filename, const MISTRING &extns, const void *prompt, MdlgGetFileFilterProto filterfunc=0, void *funcdata=0, GETFILEFLAGS flags=GETFILEFLAG_None, int(*createoptfunc)(Widget, void *)=0, void *createoptdata=0)
DEPRECATED int	MdlgGetFileExtnUC (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, MIUNICODE *filename, const MIUNICODE *extns, const void *prompt, MdlgGetFileFilterProto filterfunc=0, void *funcdata=0, GETFILEFLAGS flags=GETFILEFLAG_None, int(*createoptfunc)(Widget, void *)=0, void *createoptdata=0)
int	MdlgGetFiles (Widget dlgparent, FILEPATH &filename, const char *extns, const void *prompt, int minfiles, int maxfiles, FILEPATHLIST &FileList, MdlgGetFileFilterProto filterfunc=0, void *funcdata=0, GETFILEFLAGS flags=GETFILEFLAG_None, MdlgGetFilesValidMultiProto validfunc=0, int(*createoptfunc)(Widget, void *)=0, void *createoptdata=0)
ERRVALUE	MdlgGetFolder (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, FILEPATH &filepath, const MISTRING &promptstr, GETFOLDERFLAGS flags=GETFOLDERFLAG_None, GETFOLDERFILTER *filter=0)
ERRVALUE	MdlgGetTextFile (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, FILEPATH &filepath, CHAR_ENCODING &encoding, ENCODELIST_FLAGS enclistflags, const char *extns, const void *prompt, MdlgGetFileFilterProto filterfunc=0, void *funcdata=0, GETFILEFLAGS flags=GETFILEFLAG_None)
int	MdlgMaintGeneralFile (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, bool mainproc)
ERRVALUE	MdlgSaveAsTextFile (MDLGPARENT dlgparent, const MISTRING &string, FILEPATH *pFilePath=0)
void	MdlgSetMessageHookFunc (MESSAGEHOOKFUNC HookFunc, void *cbdata)
ERRVALUE	MdlgShowErrorCode (MDLGPARENT parent, ERRVALUE errcode)
DEPRECATED int	MdlgShowMessage (MDLGPARENT parent, MDLG_MESSAGETYPE msgtype, const char *group, const char *key, const char *help=NULL, MDLG_MESSAGEFLAGS flags=MDLG_MESSAGEFLAG_None)
int	MdlgShowMessage (MDLGPARENT parent, MDLG_MESSAGETYPE msgtype, const MISTRING &msgtext, MDLG_MESSAGEFLAGS flags=MDLG_MESSAGEFLAG_None, HELPID helpid=HELPID__None, const char *inibasetag=0, const MIUNICODE *details=0)
int	MdlgShowMessageCode (MDLGPARENT parent, int errcode, MDLG_MESSAGETYPE msgtype=MDLG_MESSAGETYPE_Default, MDLG_MESSAGEFLAGS flags=MDLG_MESSAGEFLAG_AllowSaveText)
void	MdlgShowProductInfo (MDLGPARENT dlgparent=0)

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Function Documentation

ERRVALUE MdlgAskNumber	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		const MISTRING &	dlgtitle,
		const MISTRING &	prompt,
		double &	value,
		double	minvalue,
		double	maxvalue,
		int	decplaces,
		HELPID	helpid = HELPID__None
	)

Dialog to ask user for numeric value (window title specified).

Parameters:

dlgparent	Parent for dialog
dlgtitle	Dialog title
prompt	Prompt string
value	Value passed/returned
minvalue	Minimum allowed value
maxvalue	Maximum allowed value
decplaces	Number of decimal places to show
helpid	Help ID if help provided

ERRVALUE MdlgAskNumber	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		const MISTRING &	prompt,
		double &	value,
		double	minvalue,
		double	maxvalue,
		int	decplaces,
		HELPID	helpid = HELPID__None
	)

Dialog to ask user for numeric value (default window title).

Parameters:

dlgparent	Parent for dialog
prompt	Prompt string
value	Value passed/returned
minvalue	Minimum allowed value
maxvalue	Maximum allowed value
decplaces	Number of decimal places to show
helpid	Help ID if help provided

DLGRESPONSE MdlgAskQuestion	(	MDLGPARENT	parent,
		const MISTRING &	dlgtitle,
		const MISTRING &	text,
		DLGQ_STYLE	style,
		DLGRESPONSE	dftresponse,
		HELPID	helpid = HELPID__None
	)

Dialog to ask user question with buttons for responses (window title specified).

Returns:

DLGRESPONSE value

Parameters:

parent	Parent for dialog, NULL for default
dlgtitle	Title for dialog window
text	Text to display
style	Dialog style and buttons
dftresponse	Default response (DLGRESPONSE_Yes or DLGRESPONSE_No)
helpid	Help ID if help provided

DLGRESPONSE MdlgAskQuestion	(	MDLGPARENT	parent,
		const MISTRING &	text,
		DLGQ_STYLE	style,
		DLGRESPONSE	dftresponse,
		HELPID	helpid = HELPID__None
	)

Dialog to ask user question with buttons for responses (default window title).

Returns:

DLGRESPONSE value

Parameters:

parent	Parent for dialog, NULL for default
text	Text to display
style	Dialog style and buttons
dftresponse	Default response (DLGRESPONSE_Yes or DLGRESPONSE_No)
helpid	Help ID if help provided

ERRVALUE MdlgAskString	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		const MISTRING &	dlgtitle,
		const MISTRING &	prompt,
		MISTRING &	string,
		int	maxchars = 0,
		HELPID	helpid = HELPID__None,
		GETSTRINGFILTER *	filter = 0
	)

Dialog to ask user for string value (window title specified).

Parameters:

dlgparent	Parent for dialog
dlgtitle	Dialog title
prompt	Prompt string
string	String passed/returned
maxchars	Maximum number of characters in string, 0 for no maximum
helpid	Help ID if help provided
filter	Optional filter for string validation

ERRVALUE MdlgAskString	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		const MISTRING &	prompt,
		MISTRING &	string,
		int	maxchars = 0,
		HELPID	helpid = HELPID__None,
		GETSTRINGFILTER *	filter = 0
	)

Dialog to ask user for string value (default window title).

Parameters:

dlgparent	Parent for dialog
prompt	Prompt string
string	String passed/returned
maxchars	Maximum number of characters in string, 0 for no maximum
helpid	Help ID if help provided
filter	Optional filter for string validation

DEPRECATED int MdlgAskYesNo	(	MDLGPARENT	parent,
		const char *	msgname,
		int	dft,
		HELPID	helpid = HELPID__None
	)

DEPRECATED Dialog to ask user for Yes/No response with prompt from message lookup.

Deprecated:

Replaced by MdlgAskQuestion

Returns:

0 = "No", 1 = "Yes".

Parameters:

parent	Parent for dialog, NULL for default
msgname	Message name for lookup in "popupync" group
dft	Default response
helpid	Help ID if help provided

DEPRECATED DLGRESPONSE MdlgAskYesNo	(	MDLGPARENT	parent,
		const MISTRING &	text,
		DLGRESPONSE	dftresponse,
		HELPID	helpid = HELPID__None
	)

DEPRECATED Dialog to ask user for Yes/No response.

Deprecated:

Replaced by MdlgAskQuestion

Returns:

DLGRESPONSE_Yes or DLGRESPONSE_No

Parameters:

parent	Parent for dialog, NULL for default
text	Text to display
dftresponse	Default response (DLGRESPONSE_Yes or DLGRESPONSE_No)
helpid	Help ID if help provided

MDLGPARENT MdlgGetDefaultParent

(

void

)

Retrieve default parent for creating dialog.

Returns:

Default parent for creating dialog. This function should be used by the individual Mdlg... function itself, not by the caller. If the default parent is desired, pass NULL as the parent for any Mdlg function.

DEPRECATED ERRVALUE MdlgGetFile	(	MDLGPARENT	parent,
		FILEPATH &	filepath,
		const char *	ExtnFilters,
		const char *	TitleKey,
		GETFILEFLAGS	getfileflags,
		GETFILEFILTER *	filter = 0
	)

Prompt user for single file using title from message lookup (MFC only).

Parameters:

parent	Parent for dialog
filepath	Path to file passed/returned
ExtnFilters	Extension filters in form "msgkey|extns|msgkey|extns" extns are ;-separated and must include "*."
TitleKey	Title key for use with 'getfile' group in message file
getfileflags	Flags
filter	Optional filter

DEPRECATED ERRVALUE MdlgGetFile	(	MDLGPARENT	parent,
		FILEPATH &	filepath,
		const char *	ExtnFilters,
		const MIUNICODE *	title,
		GETFILEFLAGS	getfileflags,
		GETFILEFILTER *	filter = 0
	)

Prompt user for single file using MIUNICODE* title and extension filter list (MFC only).

Deprecated:

Use

Parameters:

parent	Parent for dialog
filepath	Path to file passed/returned
ExtnFilters	Extension filters in form "msgkey|extns|msgkey|extns" extns are ;-separated and must include "*."
title	Title for dialog prompt
getfileflags	Flags
filter	Optional filter

int MdlgGetFile	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		FILEPATH &	filename,
		const char *	extns,
		const void *	prompt,
		MdlgGetFileFilterProto	filterfunc = 0,
		void *	funcdata = 0,
		GETFILEFLAGS	flags = GETFILEFLAG_None,
		int(*)(Widget, void *)	createoptfunc = 0,
		void *	createoptdata = 0
	)

Parameters:

filename	File path/name passed/returned
extns	Extensions to show, if any
filterfunc	Filter function
funcdata	Data to pass to filter function
createoptfunc	Function to create optional controls on dialog

DEPRECATED int MdlgGetFile	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		MIUNICODE *	filename,
		const char *	extns,
		const void *	prompt,
		MdlgGetFileFilterProto	filterfunc = 0,
		void *	funcdata = 0,
		GETFILEFLAGS	flags = GETFILEFLAG_None,
		int(*)(Widget, void *)	createoptfunc = 0,
		void *	createoptdata = 0
	)

Dialog to prompt user for single file using MIUNICODE filename (X only).

Deprecated:

Use FILEPATH version.

Parameters:

filename	File path/name passed/returned
extns	Extensions to show, if any
filterfunc	Filter function
funcdata	Data to pass to filter function
createoptfunc	Function to create optional controls on dialog

ERRVALUE MdlgGetFileComponentName	(	MDLGPARENT	parent,
		const MISTRING &	title,
		const FILEPATH &	ParentDirectory,
		MISTRING &	ComponentName,
		const MISTRING &	Extension = TEXTID__None,
		const MISTRING &	label = TEXTID__None
	)

Prompt for a filepath component name for creation or renaming of a file.

Parameters:

parent	Parent for dialog
title	Dialog title
ParentDirectory	Parent directory that 'ComponentName' will be created in
ComponentName	File component name RETURNED
Extension	Extension to add on if user did not add one
label	Label to place in front of the name, TEXTID_Generic_Name_C is the default

int MdlgGetFileExtnUC	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		FILEPATH &	filename,
		const MISTRING &	extns,
		const void *	prompt,
		MdlgGetFileFilterProto	filterfunc = 0,
		void *	funcdata = 0,
		GETFILEFLAGS	flags = GETFILEFLAG_None,
		int(*)(Widget, void *)	createoptfunc = 0,
		void *	createoptdata = 0
	)

Dialog to prompt user for single file using FILEPATH and MIUNICODE extension (X only).

Parameters:

filename	File path/name passed/returned
extns	Extensions to show, if any
filterfunc	Filter function
funcdata	Data to pass to filter function
createoptfunc	Function to create optional controls on dialog

DEPRECATED int MdlgGetFileExtnUC	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		MIUNICODE *	filename,
		const MIUNICODE *	extns,
		const void *	prompt,
		MdlgGetFileFilterProto	filterfunc = 0,
		void *	funcdata = 0,
		GETFILEFLAGS	flags = GETFILEFLAG_None,
		int(*)(Widget, void *)	createoptfunc = 0,
		void *	createoptdata = 0
	)

Dialog to prompt user for single file using MIUNICODE filename and MIUNICODE extension (X only).

Deprecated:

Use FILEPATH version.

Parameters:

filename	File path/name passed/returned
extns	Extensions to show, if any
filterfunc	Filter function
funcdata	Data to pass to filter function
createoptfunc	Function to create optional controls on dialog

int MdlgGetFiles	(	Widget	dlgparent,
		FILEPATH &	filename,
		const char *	extns,
		const void *	prompt,
		int	minfiles,
		int	maxfiles,
		FILEPATHLIST &	FileList,
		MdlgGetFileFilterProto	filterfunc = 0,
		void *	funcdata = 0,
		GETFILEFLAGS	flags = GETFILEFLAG_None,
		MdlgGetFilesValidMultiProto	validfunc = 0,
		int(*)(Widget, void *)	createoptfunc = 0,
		void *	createoptdata = 0
	)

Display dialog allowing user to select multiple files.

Parameters:

filename	Default filename
extns	Extensions to show, if any
minfiles	Minimum number of files required
maxfiles	Maximum allowed to be selected, 0 if no limit
filterfunc	Filter function
funcdata	Data to pass to filter function
createoptfunc	Function to create optional controls on dialog

ERRVALUE MdlgGetFolder	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		FILEPATH &	filepath,
		const MISTRING &	promptstr,
		GETFOLDERFLAGS	flags = GETFOLDERFLAG_None,
		GETFOLDERFILTER *	filter = 0
	)

Dialog to allow user to select folder.

Parameters:

dlgparent	Parent for dialog
filepath	Folder path passed/returned
promptstr	Prompt string (also allows TEXTID)
flags	Flags
filter	Filter

ERRVALUE MdlgGetTextFile	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		FILEPATH &	filepath,
		CHAR_ENCODING &	encoding,
		ENCODELIST_FLAGS	enclistflags,
		const char *	extns,
		const void *	prompt,
		MdlgGetFileFilterProto	filterfunc = 0,
		void *	funcdata = 0,
		GETFILEFLAGS	flags = GETFILEFLAG_None
	)

Prompt for a text file with user-specified encoding.

Parameters:

dlgparent	Parent for dialog
filepath	File path passed/returned
encoding	Text character encoding passed/returned
enclistflags	Flags specifying allowed encodings
extns	Extensions to show, if any
prompt	Prompt message
filterfunc	Filter function
funcdata	Data to pass to filter function
flags	File selection flags

int MdlgMaintGeneralFile	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		bool	mainproc
	)

Dialog for general file maintenance.

Parameters:

dlgparent	Parent for dialog
mainproc	Treat as "main process (show "Exit" instead of "Close" button)

ERRVALUE MdlgSaveAsTextFile	(	MDLGPARENT	dlgparent,
		const MISTRING &	string,
		FILEPATH *	pFilePath = 0
	)

Prompt user for file and save string in user-specified encoding.

Parameters:

dlgparent	Parent for dialog
string	String to save
pFilePath	Optional filepath passed/returned

void MdlgSetMessageHookFunc	(	MESSAGEHOOKFUNC	HookFunc,
		void *	cbdata
	)

Arrange to intercept all messages.

This is to be used by non-interactive applications such as the automated test suite which don't work very well if they sit all night waiting for somebody to click OK on an error dialog. It allows you to register a function that will get called instead of popping up the error dialog.

ERRVALUE MdlgShowErrorCode	(	MDLGPARENT	parent,
		ERRVALUE	errcode
	)

Display error dialog with text for specified error code.

Returns:

error code or EUserCancel. Similar to MdlgShowMessageCode(parent,errcode,MDLG_MESSAGETYPE_Error) except that EUserCancel messages are not displayed.

Parameters:

parent	Parent for dialog, NULL for default
errcode	Error code

DEPRECATED int MdlgShowMessage	(	MDLGPARENT	parent,
		MDLG_MESSAGETYPE	msgtype,
		const char *	group,
		const char *	key,
		const char *	help = NULL,
		MDLG_MESSAGEFLAGS	flags = MDLG_MESSAGEFLAG_None
	)

Show dialog displaying a message using message file (DEPRECATED).

Deprecated:

Replaced by version using MISTRING and HELPID.

Returns:

EUserCancel or 0.

If the MDLG_MESSAGEFLAG_AllowNoShowAgain flag is set, an entry in the ini file in the "popupmsg" section based on the group/key will be checked to determine if the user has previously requested that this dialog not be shown. If set, the dialog will not be displayed and a value of 0 will be returned.

Parameters:

parent	Parent for dialog, NULL for default
msgtype	Message type
group	Message database group, eg: "tntdisp"
key	Message database key, eg: "SelectRaster"
help	Help code (NULL for no help button)
flags	Flags

int MdlgShowMessage	(	MDLGPARENT	parent,
		MDLG_MESSAGETYPE	msgtype,
		const MISTRING &	msgtext,
		MDLG_MESSAGEFLAGS	flags = MDLG_MESSAGEFLAG_None,
		HELPID	helpid = HELPID__None,
		const char *	inibasetag = 0,
		const MIUNICODE *	details = 0
	)

Display message window with specified text.

Returns:

EUserCancel or 0.

Parameters:

parent	Parent for dialog, NULL for default
msgtype	Message type
msgtext	Message string, multiple lines allowed, TEXTID implied.
flags	Flags
helpid	Help ID (HELPID__None for no 'help' button)
inibasetag	Ini base tag for savable settings (eg. MDLG_MESSAGEFLAG_AllowNoShowAgain)
details	Optional message "details"

int MdlgShowMessageCode	(	MDLGPARENT	parent,
		int	errcode,
		MDLG_MESSAGETYPE	msgtype = MDLG_MESSAGETYPE_Default,
		MDLG_MESSAGEFLAGS	flags = MDLG_MESSAGEFLAG_AllowSaveText
	)

Display message dialog with text for specified error code.

Returns:

If AllowCancel flag specified will return 0 or EUserCancel, otherwise the error code is returned.

Parameters:

parent	Parent for dialog, NULL for default
errcode	Error code
msgtype	Message type
flags	Flags

void MdlgShowProductInfo

(

MDLGPARENT

dlgparent = 0

)

Display (modeless) dialog showing standard product information.

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