Messages

SUMMARY

It is described how to create messages to be displayed in the Status Line during runtime.

CONTENTS

  1. Introduction
  2. Calling the program AvET
  3. Creating/Modifying/Deleting of a Message
  4. Creating/Modifying/Deleting of a MessageID
  5. Example of Use

Introduction

To display messages in the runtime you have to create the:

by using the AvET.

Calling the program AvET

The program may be called directly from the bin-folder of the alpha-vision project, or
- if creating shortcuts was confirmed on installing ALPHA-VISION® -
via selection after pressing the Windows Start Button.

In the program window please open the wanted project, afterwards you will see a similar window.



Note:
Depending on the complexity of the selected project your display will differ from that one above.


Creating/Modifying/Deleting of a Message

Select the file "_messages.mls.xml", the already existing messages are displayed.




A Message does have the following properties:
Property Description
Name The Name of the message (not the MessageID), that name must be unique.
Description The Description is arbitrary
Text The message that should be displayed.


WARNING
Please check, by clicking to the field for the Language Variants, whether in the selected project the ALPHA-VISION® functionality MLS (Multiple Language Support) is used.
(Beside X, which stays for the project language, further entries are shown in the "-language list-")
In that case, the messages must be created for any Language Variant.
See also Multiple Language Support


Creating a Message
A new message is created via the button.
Note:
If a message is marked, the properties “Description” and “Text” are copied to the new message, for the Name the next available default name is placed in the field.

Define or modify the fields and save the newly created message using the button.

Modifying a Message
To modify a message select it, in the fields in the right part of the window the properties may be modified. Modified properties are saved by pressing the button – or dismissed by pressing the
button.

Deleting a Message
A marked message is deleted by the button.

Creating/Modifying/Deleting of a MessageID

Select the file "_MessageList.msg.xml", any existing MessageID is displayed.




A MessageID does have the following properties:
Property Description
Name The Name of the MessageID, that name must be unique.
Description The Description is arbitrary
Message text Name of the message text that is to be displayed.
Development environment access There are 3 options:
  • Writable
  • protected(name unchangeable)
  • imported

Creating a MessageID
A new MessageID is created via the button.
Note:
If a message is marked, all properties exept the name are copied, for the Name the next available default name is placed in the field.

The Message text
must be selected via the button, thereby the following Dialog window is opened:


Development environment access
is defined via the button.

Fill in or modify the appropriate fields and save the newly created MessageID with the button.

Modifying a MessageID
To modify a MessageID select it, in the fields in the right part of the window the properties may be modified.
Modified properties are saved by pressing the button – or dismissed by pressing the
button.

Deleting a MessageID
A marked MessageID is deleted by pressing the button.

Example of Use

An example of use you can find under:

How To: Entry Control