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Help Using Help Reference Back 23 Functions Function alert() prompt() write() writeLn() clearOutput() confirm() fileGetDialog() filePutDialog() folderGetDialog() Reference Description see "alert() global function" on page 23 displays an alert dialog displaying a specified text string see "prompt() global function" on page 25 opens a dialog box with a text field into which the user can enter a text string see "write() global function" on page 26 writes output to the Info palette, with no line break added see "writeLn() global function" on page 26 writes output to the info palette, adding a line break at the end see "clearOutput() global function" on clears the Info palette page 23 see "confirm() global function" on page 24 prompts the user with a modal dialog and yes/ no buttons which clear the dialog and return a boolean see "fileGetDialog() global function" on presents the platform's standard Open dialog page 24 box see "filePutDialog() global function" on presents the platform's standard Save dialog page 24 box see "folderGetDialog() global function" displays a dialog in which the user can select a on page 25 folder alert() global function alert(text) Description The Alert global function opens an alert dialog that can contain a text alert. The user then has the option of clicking OK to close the window. Parameters text text string that is displayed in the dialog, which can display up to 240 characters Example alert ( "CoSA Lives!"); clearOutput() global function clearOutput() Description The clearOutput global function clears the output in the info palette. Parameters None. Using Help Back 23