messageboxes?

[persianboy]

how can i close a messagebox in code? ( i want to close it 3min after the messagebox being popped up , if the user doesnt close it )

thanks

[Pirate]

Create your own .

[persianboy]

so your sure theres no way of just getting a reference to the messagebox window?

[Lunatic3]

Just a thought, i have not tested it: What about putting it on another thread? and abort that thread after a while and continue with the main thread?

[Pirate]

Originally posted by Lunatic3
Just a thought, i have not tested it: What about putting it on another thread? and abort that thread after a while and continue with the main thread?

If it's on separate thread , first it would lose its behaviour as messagebox (it can be overcome by other windows . tested) . Aborting the thread (I think) will not make it disappear .

[ZeBula8]

use a timer

[nemaroller]

Originally posted by persianboy
how can i close a messagebox in code? ( i want to close it 3min after the messagebox being popped up , if the user doesnt close it )

thanks

Is the functionality you after more like a balloon-tip window? Because there is a free project at codeproject, and a dozen or more 3rd party controls..

If its a standard system messagebox... probably not, since you cannot instantiate an instance of messagebox, only call .Show on a shared instance that is used by your application.

Best bet would be to make your own custom messagebox control.