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