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This is an extra routine which you may never need. It provides a way of displaying information while a process is being performed rather than the script stalling silently. It is called in two forms; first to display the popup and then to remove it;
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<DT><STRONG>menu_popup($header,$message)</STRONG></DT>
<DD>This creates a popup which overlays the current menu. A very small window is opened with a drawn border and <B>$header</B> displayed in the centre of the top line. The <B>$message</B> is displayed in the body of the window on a single line (no wo...
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After calling this, your script should go off and busy itself until ready to talk to the user again
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<DT><STRONG>menu_popup()</STRONG></DT>
<DD>call the same routine with no parameters and the Popup menu will be removed.
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Please remember to close the popup as dangling windows can trash your display.
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Andy Ferguson (AFC)
2001-10-20
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