Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress 4GL Reference

DISPLAY-MESSAGE( ) method

Displays a message in an alert box. The Debugger stores these messages and displays them to the user in an alert box when the Debugger regains control of an application.

Return type: INTEGER

Applies to: DEBUGGER system handle

Syntax

DISPLAY-MESSAGE ( char-expression )

char-expression

Any character expression.

This method appends a new line to char-expression before displaying the specified string. If the Debugger is initialized and char-expression is a valid character expression, this method returns TRUE. Otherwise, it returns FALSE with no effect.

Note: To use this method, you must have the Application Debugger installed in your OpenEdge environment.