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Modal Window, cannot pass Set Tip message to button box

When I create a modal window that contains a button box, if i then pass the Set Tip() message to the button box, it doesn't seem to work, the tool tip doesn't appear when I move the mouse over the button box.  

 

_nw=new window("modal window",
 <<MODAL></MODAL>

However, if I remove the <

Is there a reason for this?  Anyway around this?  

Re: Modal Window, cannot pass Set Tip message to button box

Another variant (not right or wrong, just a different form) is to place the message send in line with the Button Box() arguments:

 

_nw=new window("modal window",
 <<MODAL></MODAL>

Re: Modal Window, cannot pass Set Tip message to button box

Ok, that works.  I've never tried to do that inside the New Window() function.

 

I think I understand how <

 

Re: Modal Window, cannot pass Set Tip message to button box

A modal window stops all processing except for what is contained within the window.  Therefore the script below is how you have to handle the processing you want

_nw=new window("modal window",
 <<MODAL></MODAL>