>>>I use MESSAGEBOX() to show message on the screen but it's limited to 255 characters.
>>>is there any way which can show more characters?
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>>A message should not be that large. Comon user will not read it. Try some different approach.
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>Yes and No ;-)
>Agree that MOST msgs given via MessageBox should be short.
>There might be special cases more info is needed: having same GUI will reduce panic in most users.
>OTOH the MessageBox format is dated: A "more info" PgeFrame in a larger Window dynamically enabled if there is reason for more text might make more sense , or a specific Button if ne wants to keep MessageBox small.
"More info"! AAahhh... Man, we are so obsolete. Just look at the web. Everybody is giving you less and less info. More info doesn't fit on the phone. More text than a soundbite doesn't stay in visitor's mind. And idea which can't be explained in two paragraphs will be unknown and forgotten. This text is already too l