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Showmessage - display a string in a simple dialog with an ok button dialogs unit

procedure ShowMessage ( const Text : string ) ; Description The ShowMessage procedure displays a string of Text in a simple dialog with an OK button. It is used to inform the user of some information - no decision is needed by the user. Insert carriage return and line feed characters (#13#10) into the string to generate multi line message display. Related commands InputBox Display a dialog that asks for user text input, with default InputQuery Display a dialog that asks for user text input MessageDlg Displays a message, symbol, and selectable buttons MessageDlgPos Displays a message plus buttons at a given screen position PromptForFileName Shows a dialog allowing the user to select a file ShowMessageFmt Display formatted data in a simple dialog with an OK button ShowMessagePos Display a string in a simple dialog at a given screen position Example code : Show single and multiple line text displays begin // Show a simple message ShowMessage('Hello World'); // Show a blank message ShowMessage(''); // Split this into two lines ShowMessage('Hello '+#13#10+'World'); end; Show full unit code Hello World Hello World