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alert

Syntax

    alert message

Description

Command; causes a system beep and displays an alert dialog box containing the string specified by `message` and an OK button. This command is useful for providing error messages of up to 255 characters in your movie.

The message must be a string. If you want to include a number variable in an alert, use the `string` function to convert the variable to a string.

Example

The following statement produces an alert stating that there is no CD-ROM drive connected:

    alert "There is no CD-ROM drive connected."

Example

This statement produces an alert stating that a file was not found:

    alert "The file" && QUOTE & filename & QUOTE && "was not found."

See also

`string()`, `alertHook`