ShowMessage (actionGroup) Element

Represents an action that shows a message box.

<xs:element name="ShowMessage"
    type="showMessageType"
 />

The ShowMessage element is defined by the actionGroup .

Parent element

Element	Derived from	Description
Actions (taskType)	actionsType	Contains the actions performed by the task.

Child elements

Element	Type	Description
Body	nonEmptyString	Specifies the text to display in the body of the message box.
Title	nonEmptyString	Specifies the title of the message box.

Remarks

For scripting development, a message box action is specified using the ShowMessageAction object.

For C++ development, a message box action is specified using the IShowMessageAction interface.

Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012: This element has been removed. You can use IExecAction with the Windows scripting MsgBox function to show a message in the user session.

Examples

For a complete example of the XML for a task that uses a message box action, see Message Box Example (XML).

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
End of client support	Windows 7
End of server support	Windows Server 2008 R2