Checkbox in messagebox????

[subhendu]

Hi guys,

I want to place a checkbox in the messagebox. (similar to one that we see in applications having -> 'Do not show this message again!')

I think this is possible using subclassing.

Can anyone show how???

Thanks,

[amitabh]

I think it is not possible, but you never know it just might be possible using all those api calls. Anyway, you always have the option of creating your own msgbox.

[Rick Bull]

I'm pretty sure you can do it, as I saw a submission on planet source code once that changed the text in the buttons on an MSGBOX. And the guy said that if you changed his code a little you could add things like checkboxes. It would probably be pretty hard though.

[MerrionComputin]

In VB it is easier (by a factor of 100) to make your own form that looks like a message box but has a checkbox as well. You can use the API calls DrawIcon and GetStockObject to draw the messagebox icons.

Declare Function DrawIcon Lib "user32" Alias "DrawIcon" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal hIcon As Long) As Long
 
Declare Function GetStockObject Lib "gdi32" Alias "GetStockObject" (ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
 
Public Enum IconTypes
  IDI_APPLICATION = 32512&
  IDI_ASTERISK = 32516&
  IDI_EXCLAMATION = 32515&
  IDI_HAND = 32513&
  IDI_QUESTION = 32514&
End Enum

HTH,
Duncan

[amitabh]

Originally posted by Rick Bull
I'm pretty sure you can do it, as I saw a submission on planet source code once that changed the text in the buttons on an MSGBOX. And the guy said that if you changed his code a little you could add things like checkboxes. It would probably be pretty hard though.

Can you post the link to the PSC? I know you can change the font of a MessageBox, but including a checkbox would mean loading the checkbox, then re-assigning its parent to messagebox. Ther in lies the problem.