Msg

The Msg object represents a script dialog input event message. It’s returned by the Dialog.GetMsg method which you call when running the message loop for a detached dialog.

Property Name	Return Type	Description
<default value>	bool	Returns True if the message is valid, or False if the dialog has been closed (which means you should exit your message loop).
checked	int	If the event type is checked, this indicates the check state of the item. If checkboxes are used in automatic mode, this will be the new check state of the item. In manual mode, this will indicate the existing state and it's up to you to change the state if desired. Check states are 0 (unchecked), 1 (checked), 2 (indeterminate), 3 (unchecked/disabled), 4 (checked/disabled), 5 (indeterminate/disabled).
control	string	Returns the name of the control involved in the event. You can get a Control object representing the control by passing this string to the Dialog.Control method. For a timer event this returns the name of the timer that was triggered. For a hotkey event this returns the name of the hotkey. For a drop event this returns the name of the control that the files were dropped on. For a tab event this tells you which monitored tab the event occurred in (either the ID you assigned in the Dialog.WatchTab method, or the numeric handle of the tab if you didn't assign an ID).
cx	int	For resize events, this property returns the new width of the dialog.
cy	int	For resize events, this property returns the new height of the dialog.
data	int or bool	If the event type is focus, indicates the new focus state of the control - True if the control has gained the focus, or False if it's lost it. For a combo box or list box control: If the event type is selchange or dblclk, returns the data value associated with the selected item. For a two-state check box control or radio button: If the event type is click, returns a bool indicating the current check state. For a three-state check box: If the event type is click, returns an int representing the current state. If the event type is timer, this value indicates the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the last time this timer was triggered. If the event type is tab, and the value property is set to filechange, this indicates which file change events occurred in the monitored tab. 1 = add, 2 = delete, 4 = change. The values will be added together (so e.g. 6 indicates at least one item was changed and at least one was deleted).
dialog	string	Returns the name of the parent dialog.
event	string	Returns a string indicating the event that occurred. Currently defined events are: invalid: The dialog has been closed. checked: For a listview control with the Checkboxes property enabled, indicates that the checkbox of a list item has been clicked. click: The control was clicked (e.g. a button, check box, radio button or static control with Notify Clicks property enabled). dblclk: An item in the list was double-clicked (list box, combo box or list view) or the control was double-clicked (static control with Notify Clicks property enabled). rclick: An item in the list was right-clicked (list box, list view) or the control was right-clicked (static control with Notify Clicks property enabled). drop: Files were dropped onto your dialog. The dialog template must have its *Accept Drops* property set to True to enable drag & drop support. editchange: The contents of an edit field were modified. For a list view this event indicates that the label of a list item was edited. focus: The control gained or lost focus. hotkey: A key combination added as a hotkey with the Dialog.AddHotkey method has been pressed. resize: The dialog was resized by the user. Only generated if the Dialog.want_resize property has been set to True. Don't mix manual and automatic resizing with the same control: If you move or resize a control in response to this event, the control should not have any of the resize flags set in the dialog editor. selchange: The selection was changed (list box, combo box, list view or tab). timer: A periodic timer created with the Dialog.SetTimer method has elapsed. tab: An event has occurred in a tab monitored using the Dialog.WatchTab method. drag: The user has initiated a drag and drop from a static or list view control. You can respond by calling the Dialog.Drag method. The Drag Source property must be enabled on the control for this event to be generated. close: The user clicked the dialog's close button. Only generated if the Dialog.want_close property has been set to True. You'll need to close the dialog manually using the Dialog.EndDlg method.
focus	bool	Returns True if the control had focus when the message was generated.
index	int	Returns the current selection index for a combo box, list box or tab control.
mousex	int	Returns the horizontal position of the mouse cursor when the message was generated.
mousey	int	Returns the vertical position of the mouse cursor when the message was generated.
object	variant	For a drop event, this property returns a Vector of Item objects, representing the files that were dropped onto your dialog.
qualifiers	string	Returns a string indicating the qualifier keys (if any) that were held down when the message was generated. The string can contain any or all of the following: shift, ctrl, alt, lwin, rwin If no qualifiers were down, the string will be: none
result	bool	Returns True if the message is valid, or False if the dialog has been closed.
tab	string	For a dialog tab control, returns the name of the parent tab (if the control is on a dialog that's inside a tab control). If the event type is tab, this returns a Tab object representing the monitored tab that the event occurred in. Calling this repeatedly may be inefficient.
value	string	For the dblclk, editchange and selchange events, returns the current contents of the edit field (or selected item label). For the tab event, indicates which event occurred in the monitored tab. Possible values are select, navigate, filechange, activate, srcdst, view, flat, and close (sent if the tab is closed while you are monitoring it). For the drag event, this indicates which button is being used to drag (left or right).