respond to alert

[BrianDH]

Hi

We have a situation where our internal customer are required to respond to
an alert (a company $$ issue) within a custom VB windows application.
However, what we find is when they are busy they work around our alert and
do not respond to the alert in a timely manner.

My Question is: Is there a way I can take control of their PC screen and
make the user respond to the alert dialog before they can do anything else?

Thanks
BDH

Thanks

[Bryan Dickerson]

You could set a dialog window to System Modal, which will stop EVERYTHING
ELSE until the user responds to the prompt.

"BrianDH" <Br*****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi

We have a situation where our internal customer are required to respond to
an alert (a company $$ issue) within a custom VB windows application.
However, what we find is when they are busy they work around our alert and
do not respond to the alert in a timely manner.

My Question is: Is there a way I can take control of their PC screen and
make the user respond to the alert dialog before they can do anything
else?

Thanks
BDH

Thanks

[Kerry Moorman]

Bryan,

No, there is no System Modal in .Net.

And, of course, System Modal forms do not really work in a true multitasking
OS such as XP. Just think of what the ramifications would be if they did!

Kerry Moorman
"Bryan Dickerson" wrote:

You could set a dialog window to System Modal, which will stop EVERYTHING
ELSE until the user responds to the prompt.

"BrianDH" <Br*****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3C**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi

We have a situation where our internal customer are required to respond to
an alert (a company $$ issue) within a custom VB windows application.
However, what we find is when they are busy they work around our alert and
do not respond to the alert in a timely manner.

My Question is: Is there a way I can take control of their PC screen and
make the user respond to the alert dialog before they can do anything
else?

Thanks
BDH

Thanks

[Kerry Moorman]

Brian,

No, you can't "take control" of the user's screen under a multitasking OS.

Kerry Moorman
"BrianDH" wrote:

Hi

We have a situation where our internal customer are required to respond to
an alert (a company $$ issue) within a custom VB windows application.
However, what we find is when they are busy they work around our alert and
do not respond to the alert in a timely manner.

My Question is: Is there a way I can take control of their PC screen and
make the user respond to the alert dialog before they can do anything else?

Thanks
BDH

Thanks

[BrianDH]

I really don't want to take control, I just want to force these guys to
respond to the alert window and take care of business!

"BrianDH" wrote:

Hi

We have a situation where our internal customer are required to respond to
an alert (a company $$ issue) within a custom VB windows application.
However, what we find is when they are busy they work around our alert and
do not respond to the alert in a timely manner.

My Question is: Is there a way I can take control of their PC screen and
make the user respond to the alert dialog before they can do anything else?

Thanks
BDH

Thanks

[BrianDH]

I really don't want to take control, I just want to force these guys to
respond to the alert window and take care of business!

"Kerry Moorman" wrote:

Brian,

No, you can't "take control" of the user's screen under a multitasking OS.

Kerry Moorman
"BrianDH" wrote:

Hi

We have a situation where our internal customer are required to respond to
an alert (a company $$ issue) within a custom VB windows application.
However, what we find is when they are busy they work around our alert and
do not respond to the alert in a timely manner.

My Question is: Is there a way I can take control of their PC screen and
make the user respond to the alert dialog before they can do anything else?

Thanks
BDH

Thanks

[C-Services Holland b.v.]

BrianDH wrote:

I really don't want to take control, I just want to force these guys to
respond to the alert window and take care of business!

One ugly way, make a form as big as the screen and pop it forwards every
second.. lets see them work around that ;)

--
Rinze van Huizen
C-Services Holland b.v