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--- plc:plc_show_custom_message_box [2019/05/17 10:53] – ivan
+++ plc:plc_show_custom_message_box [2019/05/17 11:20] – ivan
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 At this point, the popup window's code must be edited to appear when a specific event occurs.
-. Copy and paste the following code into the window:
+. Copy and paste the following code into the window instead of the window's current contents, then click **Save** and **Build All** again:
 <code>
 main()
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 {
-if (portget(3)!=0)
+if (portget(3)!=0) //Port 3 is used here. Use the actual port number for your particular setup
 {
- gvarset(9101,1);
+ gvarset(9101,1);  //Brings up window 01. Windows 01 through 63 can be assigned to different tasks
 };
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 </code>
-. In order to edit the newly created window, we can open CNC Settings > Screen > Popup Messages
+. In order to edit the newly created window, we can open CNC Settings > Screen > Popup Messages, and then press **Create New**
+{{:plc:004-custom-box-save-popup-window-new.jpg}}
+. Fill in the information regarding your new popup window and press the **Save** button. The Hide Timeout field is in seconds.
+{{:plc:005-custom-box-popup-window-info.jpg}}
+At this point, whenever the selected port will send a message to a controller (for example, when a button is pressed), the software should bring up a popup window that will go away after the number of seconds specified in the Hide Timeout field.
+{{:plc:006-custom-box-popup-window-success.jpg}}
 ====Deprecated version====