Show Message Box
This action can be used to display a message box directly on the screen. The displayed message represents a text or a C# expression.
Properties
Input
Output: the variable, text, or C# expression which will be displayed in the message box.
The expression must not end with a semicolon as the interpreter escapes the string automatically.
The following expression is valid:
DateTime.Now.ToString(“HH-mm-ss”)
Also, note that the full namespace for the C# DateTime.Now the structure is used without the System namespace. Other less used classes or functions should use this naming convention.
Misc
Display Name: action display name in your implementation project
Wait Before: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.
Wait After: number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.
Abort on Error: True/False
Retry Times: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely.
Use Case
Potential Use Cases
Display the name of the file that will be processed
Display the number of invoices received by email in the last 24h
Display sum, average, min and max amount from a table
Examples of Using Show Message Box
Example
In this example, the robot will display a message showing the current year.
Watch the robot in action:
You can see how the Show Message Box activity is used in an example that incorporates multiple activities. You can check and download the example from here:
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