UI.Alert Method

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InfoPath Developer Reference

Displays a message box with a custom text message in a Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 form.

Version Information
 Version Added:  InfoPath 2003

Syntax

expression.Alert(bstrAlertString)

expression   An expression that returns a UI object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
bstrAlertString Required String The text to be displayed.

Return Value
Nothing

Remarks

The Alert method displays a simple message box that uses an information icon and an OK button. Only the text in the message box can be customized.

Note

Carriage returns can be inserted into the text of the custom message by using the standard

JScript 
\\n
characters.

Security Level 2: Can be accessed only by forms running in the same domain as the currently open form, or by forms that have been granted cross-domain permissions.

Example

In the following example, the Alert method of the UI object is used to display a message box:

JScript 
  XDocument.UI.Alert("Custom message text goes here.");

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