message box

[vishalbhavsar]

hi all,
i m trying with DOS commands. the command 'msg' works very well in windows xp. but when i tried the same in windows 7 home basic, it gives an error. can anybody please tell me why does this happens? is there any alternative command for it? or how can we display a msgbox in windows 7?

[caperjack]

msg is not compatible command with win7 home basic,you would need to upgrade your win7 version to use that command ,your other alternative would be to use a messenger program like windows messenger

[Reverend Jim]

Copy the following code into a file named msgbox.vbs. Display a message from the
command prompt by:

C:\> msgbox "my message"
C:\> msgbox "my message" "my title"

If you want multiple lines then include \n as in

C:\> msgbox "this\nhas\nfour\nlines" "My Message Box"

set arg = Wscript.Arguments

select case arg.Count
    case 0
        Wscript.Echo ""
        Wscript.Echo "Display a message box with the given text and (optional) title"
        Wscript.Echo "\n in text will skip to a new line"
        Wscript.Echo ""
        Wscript.Echo "Usage:"
        Wscript.Echo ""
        Wscript.Echo "    msgbox text [title]"
        Wscript.Echo ""
        Wscript.Quit
    case 1
        prompt = arg(0)
        title  = "Message Box"
    case 2
        prompt = arg(0)
        title  = arg(1)
end select

prompt = Replace(prompt,"\n",vbCrLf)

msgbox prompt,vbOKOnly,title

[Reverend Jim]

To send a message to another user on the network you could try the "net send" command although I do not know if this available in your version of Windows.

[benmar]

if you want to use msg in dos command make sure that the both messenger in services is enable..

[caperjack]

if you want to use msg in dos command make sure that the both messenger in services is enable..

there is no msg cmd in basic win7