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SPECIAL>MESSAGE|severe|title|string

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Puts up a message for the user in a separate popped up window with an OK button. severe determines the icon that will be shown in the window.  Use 1 for an informational icon, 2 for a warning icon and 3 for a stop icon. title appears in the title bar of the window. stringĀ  is displayed inside the window.  You can break a message into more than one line by using the escape sequence \n.  For example:

SPECIAL>MESSAGE|2|Pay Attention|Profits have fallen two \

quarters in a row.\nYou are in danger of going bankrupt!

will result in: