Msgbox automatically closing after about 1 second or so....

[Laura Brody]

You can put up a browse lookup, then do a PUSHKEY [ENTR] after a sleep
command.

Laura Brody

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 4:10 PM Josh Reader via Filepro-list <
filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:

> I put this line of code in our test system and it successfully brought up
> the message for 3 seconds and then closed it.  Thanks for the pointer!  Can
> a browse lookup from a key press be closed in a similar fashion?
>
> putenv "PFMBTO","3"; msgbox "This is my message box"; end
>
> Thanks,
> Josh
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Filepro-list <filepro-list-bounces+josh.reader=
> mercuryelectronics.com at lists.celestial.com> On Behalf Of Laura Brody via
> Filepro-list
> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2020 11:55 PM
> To: Scott Walker <scottwalker at ramsystemscorp.com>
> Cc: Laura Brody <laura.k.brody at gmail.com>; Filepro_List <
> filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> Subject: Re: Msgbox automatically closing after about 1 second or so....
>
> \r PFMBTO = n \r
>     (4.5.8, Unix only, 5.8.0 Windows also) Causes popup message boxes
>     to timeout after n seconds, and behave as if the user had
>     pressed \KZ.  Values: 1 <= n <= 32000. Affects MSGBOX, ERRORBOX,
>     and any filePro popup which default to pressing \KZ.
> Default: no timeout.
>
> Is it possible that the user made some changes and is now feigning
> ignorance? "I have no idea what happened. It just started to act weird." It
> wouldn't be the first time.
>
> Laura Brody
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 11:03 PM Scott Walker via Filepro-list <
> filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:
>
> > James,
> >
> > I think Ken is referring to PFMBTO, which I guess stands for PF
> > Message Box Time Out, which sure sounds like what you are experiencing.
> >
> > But what are the chances of that environmental variable getting set on
> > your server without you knowing about it?
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> > Scott Walker
> > Scott.walker at ramsystemscorp.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Filepro-list <filepro-list-bounces+scottwalker=
> > ramsystemscorp.com at lists.celestial.com> On Behalf Of Ken Cole via
> > Filepro-list
> > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2020 9:54 PM
> > To: James Flanagan <James at flantec.com>
> > Cc: Filepro_List <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> > Subject: Re: Msgbox automatically closing after about 1 second or so....
> >
> > James,
> >
> > There is an environment variable that controls error messages auto
> > closing check and see if there is something similar for msgbox or that
> > variable impacts msgbox.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > On Fri, 15 May 2020 at 11:36, James Flanagan via Filepro-list <
> > filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Redhat Enterprise 6.8 (2.6.32-754.11.1.el6.x86_64) Filepro
> > > 5.8.01.06D6
> > >
> > > In the last few days, one of my server is experiencing a strange
> > > issue with msgbox’s, where they close automatically after about a
> second or so.
> > > At first, I thought that I was a client issue, but after testing it
> > > on several clients, and having rebooted the server, the issue
> continues.
> > >
> > > I have searched through the manual and cannot locate anything that
> > > may have been accidentally set.
> > >
> > > Has anyone here seen this behavior before?  Whatever might be
> > > causing it, I need to get the server back to where it requires an
> > > ENTR key to close the msgbox window.  Thank you all in advance….
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > James Flanagan
> > > Flantec.com <http://flantec.com/>
> > >
> > > email:  James at Flantec.com <mailto:James at Flantec.com>
> > > mobile: 760-458-8498
> > > home:   219-221-6219
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> > >
> > > Skype:  Flantec
> > > ichat:  James at Flantec.com <mailto:James at Flantec.com>
> > >
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> > >                 Michigan City, IN 46360
> > >
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