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How to display Coldfusion alert message box icons

I want to display various alert messages and have different icons displayed based on the type of error message. i.e.:
Question
Information
Warning
Criticial

Can some provide me with the correct way to display these icons?

Thank you for your assistance

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Thank you for your response.

Does this solution work on versions 8 & 9

Thank you

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No. cfmessagebox was introduced in CF9. For CF8, you'd have to create your own using cfwindow or cfdiv.

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btw- if you want to make the header taller (the default size is 25px and that might make your icon too small)

you need to add a few more style defs
<style>
.x-dlg-dlg-body{
top:45px!important; /*this sets the position of the window body in relation to the header. It should be the same # px ans the height set in the header classes*/
}

.infHdr { background: url(/CFIDE/scripts/ajax/resources/ext/images/default/layout/Icon.gif) no-repeat ;
color:black;
font:normal 11px tahoma, verdana, helvetica;
text-align: center;
font-weight:bold;
height:45px!important; /*the height of the header. should be the same as the gif height*/
display:block;
}

.critHdr { background: url(/CFIDE/scripts/ajax/resources/ext/images/default/layout/Icon.gif) no-repeat ;
color:red;
font:normal 11px tahoma, verdana, helvetica;
text-align: center;
font-weight:bold;
height:45px!important; /*the height of the header. should be the same as the gif height*/
display:block;
}
</style>

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I don't think this question should be deleted. These two responses answer the question of how to create a message box with a custom icon in CF8 and CF9:

* How to create a message box in CF9
* How to create a message box in CF8