AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

Name

display alert

Synopsis

informational dialog

informational dialog

Syntactically, a simpler version of display dialog; there is no user text entry. Has a more Cocoa-like appearance than display, dialog; there can be title text and smaller message text, and the icon has the proper look for the host application. The default is a single button ("OK"), and there is always a default button (the rightmost, by default). A button named "Cancel" is not automatically the Cancel button. The third (leftmost) button is gapped away from the others. Returns a record. (New in Tiger.)

Example

tell application "Finder"
    display alert "Pep Alert" message "Mannie, Moe, and Jack welcome you."
end tell