Timer Message Plugin

A VisualNEO Win plugin that displays customizable popup messages with auto-close timers and live countdown displays. Built with PureBasic 6.21 (x86)

Features

• Timed Auto-Close - Popups automatically close after a specified duration
• Live Countdown - Display remaining seconds in the title or message using {COUNTDOWN}
• Callback Support - Optionally call a subroutine when the popup closes
• Centered Display - Popups appear centered over your application window
• Fully Customizable - Configure title, caption, message, button text, and duration

Installation

1. Download TimerMsg.dll or TimerMsg.nbp
2. If you downloaded TimerMsg.dll then Rename it to TimerMsg.nbp
3. Copy TimerMsg.nbp to your VisualNEO Win PlugIns folder
4. Install the plugin to VisualNEO Win

Usage

Basic Example

PopupMessage_Show "My App" "Alert" "This will close in 5 seconds" "OK" "5" ""

With Countdown Display

PopupMessage_Show "My App" "Closing in {COUNTDOWN} seconds" "Please wait..." "Close Now" "10" ""

With Callback

PopupMessage_Show "My App" "Timer" "Operation complete!" "OK" "3" "MySubroutine"

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
Title	String	Window title bar text
Caption	String	Main caption text (supports {COUNTDOWN})
Message	String	Message body text (supports {COUNTDOWN})
Button Text	String	Text displayed on the close button
Duration	Number	Auto-close time in seconds (0 = no auto-close)
Callback	String	Optional subroutine to call when popup closes

Variables Set

• [PopupSecondsLeft] - Updated every second with remaining time
• [PopupCallback] - Contains the callback subroutine name

Requirements

• VisualNEO Win (32-bit)
• Windows XP or later

Building from Source

Requires PureBasic 6.21 (x86)

1. Open TimerMsg.pb in PureBasic IDE
2. Set compiler options:
   • Executable Format: Shared DLL
   • Target: x86 (32-bit)
3. Compile to TimerMsg.dll

Creating Your Own Plugins

Want to create your own VisualNEO Win plugins with PureBasic? Check out the PureBasic VisualNEO Win Plugin SDK which includes:

• Comprehensive development guide
• AI prompt templates for quick plugin creation
• Working examples (basic and advanced)
• Memory management best practices
• PureBasic language reference

License

Freeware - Free to use in personal and commercial projects

Author

Brad Larned

Notes

You may see a Runtime Error 216 when exiting the VisualNEO Win IDE. This is a harmless cleanup quirk between PureBasic and VisualNEO Win and does not affect functionality or compiled applications.