Arliss Renwick

Okay, this should be a newbie question (and it kind of is, because I've

never bothered to get into scripting before.)

How do I create an instance (or multiple instances) of the Message Box

I keep creating bogus "message box" object when I try. I know this is a

pretty simple request, but it's driving me nuts...

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Okay, this should be a newbie question (and it kind of is, because I've
never bothered to get into scripting before.)
How do I create an instance (or multiple instances) of the Message Box
object via scripting?
I keep creating bogus "message box" object when I try.  I know this is a
pretty simple request, but it's driving me nuts...
thanks in advance

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should-be-a-newbie-question-basic-scripting-creating-a-message-box

Here's a pretty surefire way to get scripted object creation working:

1. Create a patch with the object you want to create.

3. Find the line that defines the object in question, like a message box that says hello:

For the js, naming the object is optional if you just want to use the variable reference returned by patcher.newobject().

The first two numbers are the x and y coordinates, so change them as needed.

There is also a way to create objects using newdefault, but that seems a lot more trial and error to find the right arguments. I just spent a few minutes and couldn't get it working with message boxes.

1. Create a patch with the object you want to create.
2. Save the patch then open it as text
3. Find the line that defines the object in question, like a message box that says hello:


There is also a way to create objects using newdefault, but that seems a lot more trial and error to find the right arguments. I just spent a few minutes and couldn't get it working with message boxes.


> Here's a pretty surefire way to get scripted object creation working:

> 1. Create a patch with the object you want to create.

> 3. Find the line that defines the object in question, like a message box

> 4. Strip off the #P at the beginning and the ; at the end. That's your

> If you want to use a thispatcher object, you need to prepend the object

> creation string with a name for the object you are creating. So you can send

> script new msgname message 167 91 31 196617 hello

> var helloMessage = patcher.newobject("message", 167, 91, 31, 196617,

> For the js, naming the object is optional if you just want to use the

> variable reference returned by patcher.newobject().

> The first two numbers are the x and y coordinates, so change them as

> There is also a way to create objects using newdefault, but that seems a

> lot more trial and error to find the right arguments. I just spent a few

> minutes and couldn't get it working with message boxes.

On 5/26/07, Adam Murray  wrote:
>
>
> Here's a pretty surefire way to get scripted object creation working:
>
> 1. Create a patch with the object you want to create.
> 2. Save the patch then open it as text
> 3. Find the line that defines the object in question, like a message box
> that says hello:
> #P message 167 91 31 196617 hello;
> 4. Strip off the #P at the beginning and the ; at the end. That's your
> object creation string
>
> If you want to use a thispatcher object, you need to prepend the object
> creation string with a name for the object you are creating. So you can send
> this to thispatcher:
> script new msgname message 167 91 31 196617 hello
>
> Or do this inside a js script:
> var helloMessage = patcher.newobject("message", 167, 91, 31, 196617,
> "hello");
> helloMessage.varname = "msgname";
>
> For the js, naming the object is optional if you just want to use the
> variable reference returned by patcher.newobject().
>
> The first two numbers are the x and y coordinates, so change them as
> needed.
>
> There is also a way to create objects using newdefault, but that seems a
> lot more trial and error to find the right arguments. I just spent a few
> minutes and couldn't get it working with message boxes.
>
>

(should be a newbie question) basic scripting... creating a message box?