Introduction

The MessageDlgPos() function provides extra possibilities to the programmer. It behaves exactly like the MessageDlg() function. To create a message box based on this function, use the syntax:

Besides the same arguments as the MessageDlg() function, the MessageDlgPos() function allows you to specify the coordinates used to display the dialog box. The X argument is an integer value that specifies the distance between the left border of the screen and the left border of the dialog box. The Y argument represents the height from the top border of the screen to the top border of the dialog box. Here is an example:

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
WINAPI _tWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
				   HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
				   LPSTR lpCmdLine,
				   int nCmdShow)
{
    MessageDlgPos(L"The right side of the main form displays "
	          L"a \"Read-Only\" list of currently registered students.\n"
	          L"This only includes students with good records.",
	          mtInformation,
	          TMsgDlgButtons() << mbRetry << mbIgnore,
                  0, 20, 120);
    return 0;
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

This would produce: