Defines a message for display in the main Visual FoxPro window or in the graphical status bar, or specifies the location of messages for user-defined menu bars and menu commands. There are several versions of the syntax.

SET MESSAGE TO [cMessageText]
SET MESSAGE TO [nRow [LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT]]
SET MESSAGE WINDOW [WindowName]

Parameters

TO [ cMessageText]

Specifies the message to display.

TO [ nRow[LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT]]

Specifies the placement of messages in the main Visual FoxPro window. nRow specifies the row on which messages are displayed. If nRow is 0, no messages are displayed.

LEFT, CENTER, and RIGHT specify the horizontal screen placement of messages.

Visual FoxPro ignores a message location specified with SET MESSAGE when the graphical status bar is displayed.

WINDOW [ WindowName]

Specifies the window in which messages are displayed. To remove a message from the window and display it on the screen, issue SET MESSAGE WINDOW.

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