ShowMessageAction object
[This object is no longer supported. You can use IExecAction with the Windows scripting MsgBox function to show a message in the user session.]
For scripting, represents an action that shows a message box when a task is activated.
Members
The ShowMessageAction object has these types of members:
Properties
The ShowMessageAction object has these properties.
| Property | Access type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Id |
Read/write |
Inherited from the Action object. Gets or sets the identifier of the action. |
| MessageBody |
Read/write |
Gets or sets the message text that is displayed in the body of the message box. |
| Title |
Read/write |
Gets or sets the title of the message box. |
| Type |
Read-only |
Inherited from the Action object. Gets the type of the action. |
Remarks
For a task, that contains a message box action, the message box will be displayed if the task is activated and the task has an interactive logon type. To set the task logon type to interactive, specify 3 (TASK_LOGON_INTERACTIVE_TOKEN) or 4 (TASK_LOGON_GROUP) in the LogonType property of the task principal, or in the logonType parameter of TaskFolder.RegisterTask or TaskFolder.RegisterTaskDefinition.
When reading or writing your own XML for a task, a message box action is specified using the ShowMessage element of the Task Scheduler schema.
Examples
For more information and example code for this scripting object, see Message Box Example (Scripting).
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 |
| Type library |
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| DLL |
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