Since VFP7.0 there has been a timeout value for the messagebox.

Glenn

>Hi,
>
>I am trying to display an ALERT MESSAGE to the users when the backup job begins.
>
>This is how it should work. About half an hour before the backup job begins, a WARNING message should be displayed to let them know that the backups will begin soon. And when the backup is just about to start, a message should be displayed to the user for about 30 seconds and even if the user does not respond, the application should be terminated.
>
>Currently I do this using a WAIT window. But I was wondering if there is someway I could change the background of the wait window. Or is there any API that I could use?
>
>Thank you.
>
>Ria