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# MessageDlgPos

An extended MessageDlg function.

## Declaration

Source position: dialogs.pp line 497

`function MessageDlgPos(`
`const aMsg: String;`
`DlgType: TMsgDlgType;`
`Buttons: TMsgDlgButtons;`
`HelpCtx: LongInt;`
`X: Integer;`
`Y: Integer`
`):Integer;`

## Arguments

`aMsg` |  | The message to be shown.
`DlgType` |  | The type of dialog to be shown
`Buttons` |  | Determines the buttons shown on the messagedialog
`HelpCtx` |  | HelpCtx is used to specify which topic from the help should be shown.
`X` |  | X specifies the position of the left side of the dialog
`Y` |  | Y specifies the position of the top side of the dialog

## Function result

The result of this function is the button the user pressed to close the dialog.

## Description

This function performs the same function as the MessageDlg function.
It has been extended with parameters to place the dialog on a certain postion on the screen instead of in the centre of the screen.
The MessageDlgPos function does not enable you to choose the caption of the dialog.

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