Custom javascript buttons in popup message box

You can't alter the standard confirm() dialog.

The alternative is a modal dialog box, but that's not compatible with all browsers.

var returnValue = window.showModalDialog('theUrl.html', null,'dialogHeight: 200px; dialogWidth: 440px; center: Yes; help: No; resizable: No; status: No;');

And then have put these 3 buttons in the file "theUrl.html". When any of them is clicked, you set the value of a variable called "returnValue" and thereafter closes the popupwindow.

example:

<input type="button" value="Cancel" style="width:75px" onclick="returnValue=1;self.close()">

This value("1") will be returned from the popup window and you could pick it up in the parent window, i.e.

var returnValue = window.showModalDialog('theUrl.html', null,'dialogHeight: 200px; dialogWidth: 440px; center: Yes; help: No; resizable: No; status: No;');
if(returnValue=='1'){ // Cancelled
    // Do something
}
if(returnValue=='2'){ //
    // Do something else.
}

can you have a javascript message box with Yes, No, Cancel ?

A third way would be do design your messegebox as a hidden DIV
which is part of your page and only show it when required,
this will allow you what ever customization you want (Icons/languages/buttons etc.)
but will require you to do some coding.

>can you have a javascript message box with Yes, No, Cancel ?
No, you can't. You have to use an alternative like shown above: Modal Dialog box, VBScript message box or a customized div.

Can someone kindly edit below to a VBScript message to include 3 buttons! That would be great!!! :)

<script LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
function confirmexitSubmit()
{
var agree=confirm("You are exiting this entry.\n\n Press OK to save changes!");
if (agree)
     company.submit();
else
     return false ;
}
// -->
</script>

Excellent! Why on earth didn't anyone mention this!

Can a funtion prevent the page from exiting?

Thanks

Max

looking at it again it would not be reasonable to say "press OK" while there is no such button
so you might want to change the messege or choos some other set of buttons.

you can do that by replacing the 3 constant with any of the following constants:
VBOKOnly=0               -> OK
VBOKCancel=1            -> OK and cancel
VBAbortRetryIgnore=2 -> abort, retry, ignore
VBYesNoCancel=3       -> yes, no, cancel
VBYesNo=4                 -> yes, no  
VBRetryCancel=5         -> retry, cancel

In addition You might consider moving the first sentence to the title as in the following example:

e.g.
agree=msgbox("Press YES to save changes, No to discard your changes or cancel to continue editing ! ", vbYesNoCancel, "You are exiting this entry.")

> Excellent! Why on earth didn't anyone mention this!

please read above: It was mentioned by sajuks
and I also noted that on my post.

As for preventing a page from exiting the short answer is NO.
But for a appropriate answer you should explain better what do you mean
by "preventing a page from exiting":
 who initiated the exiting ?
 where does it exit too ?

In general I would suggest that you make this a new post
as it is a different Q.

SnowFlake.

You're right.

Thanks Eyal

Max

Max,
It would be more appropriate to share the point with sajuks
that originally suggested the VBS approche.

Eyal.

Ok

Moderator, please split points to:-

sajuks - 200
SnowFlake - 300

Thanks

Max

thanks max.

No, Thank you

Max

Thanks COBOLdinosaur!

I would like to know, how do you respond to these posts? Do you have a filter for "moderator" or is it done manually by checking every post?

Max

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