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From: goodearl@world.std.com (Robert Goodearl)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: how to use "MessageBox()" ?
Message-ID: <1990Aug21.005055.15320@world.std.com>
Date: 21 Aug 90 00:50:55 GMT
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In article <1378@metaphor.Metaphor.COM> wang@nova.metaphor.com writes:
>When I use "MessageBox()" within the modal dialog box (I did pass the dialog box
>window handle to "MessageBox()"), the message dialog shows up but the system 
>hangs so that I have to reboot.  What is wrong with it?  Thanks for any advice.

Try compiling with the -Zd option, producing a .sym file and running under
the debug option.  I would expect you to get a fatal exit there that should
provide more information.  (You will need a terminal on COM1, or to be running
under codeview to get the fatal exit message.)

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Bob Goodearl -- goodearl@world.std.com