MsgPlus::DisplayToastContact

The MsgPlus::DisplayToastContact function displays a toast (popup window in the corner of the screen) with the specified contact's name and message.

Syntax

[boolean] DisplayToastContact(
    [string] Title,
    [string] ContactName,
    [string] Message,
    [string,optional] SoundFile,
    [string,optional] Callback,
    [var,optional] CallbackParam
);

Parameters

Title

[string] Title displayed on top of the toast. If an empty string is sent in this parameter, "Messenger Plus! Live" is used.

ContactName

[string] First line displayed in the toast. Although this parameter is generally used to display contact's names with their formatting attributes, it can be any text you want.

Message

[string] Message displayed in the toast. Carriage returns can be used to force line breaks. A maximum of 2 lines can be displayed in the toast created by this function in addition to the line for ContactName. Format codes are not parsed in this parameter and must be filtered out with RemoveFormatCodes.

SoundFile

[string,optional] Path to the sound file that will be played when the toast is shown on screen. The path is relative to the script's directory by default, to override this behavior, prefix the path with "\". Example: "\C:\directory\sound.mp3". If the parameter is missing or the string is empty, no sound is played.

Callback

[string,optional] Name of the function in your script that will be called if the toast is clicked by the user. If the parameter is missing or the string is empty, the toast won't be clickable.

CallbackParam

[var,optional] Parameter of variable type (can be a number, a string, an object, ...). This value will be sent as parameter of the function specified in Callback when the toast is clicked. It can be omitted if not needed.

Return Value

A boolean value specifying if the toast is going to be displayed.  The toast is not guaranteed to be displayed immediately when the function returns, if Windows Live Messenger is already displaying a toast, Messenger Plus! wait for its turn. Here is a list (not exhaustive) of possible reasons why this function may return false:

• The user's status is Busy and "Show Messenger Plus! popup notifications when Busy" is unchecked in the user's preferences.
• The user has locked out his Windows session.
• A screensaver is currently running.
• The user is playing to a full screen DirectX game.

Remarks

A variety of sound file types is supported by Messenger Plus!, for a complete list, see PlaySound. To display toasts that can contain more text, use DisplayToast.

Function Information

See Also

MsgPlus Object, DisplayToast, PlaySound.