# Task dialogue

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/task-dialogue/39425>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [August 13, 2019, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/task-dialogue/39425 "2019-08-13T09:08:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SHIBUJOSE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@SHIBUJOSE](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/SHIBUJOSE)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/task-dialogue/39425/1 "2019-08-13T09:08:35Z")

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i was trying to make dialogue. i wrote the code as below. but there is some error. anybody can help me to find the mistake in my code.

import clr  
clr.AddReference(‘RevitAPI’)  
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import \*  
from Autodesk.Revit.DB.Mechanical import \*

clr.AddReference(‘RevitAPIUI’)  
from Autodesk.Revit.UI import \*  
from Autodesk.Revit.UI.Selection import \*  
from Autodesk.Revit.UI import TaskDialog  
clr.AddReference(‘System’)  
#from System.Collections.Generic import List

clr.AddReference(‘RevitNodes’)  
import Revit  
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.GeometryConversion)  
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)

clr.AddReference(‘RevitServices’)  
import RevitServices  
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager  
#from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument  
uidoc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentUIApplication.ActiveUIDocument

dis = TaskDialog(“Practice”).Show(“pr”,“acdef”)

OUT = dis

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/b/f/bf3ef7da7b429cee56798b6725b53af025f2783f.png)

error as below  
TypeError: Expected str, got TaskDialog

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kompolschek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Peter\_Kompolschek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Peter_Kompolschek)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/task-dialogue/39425/2 "2019-08-13T09:34:07Z")

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td = TaskDialog(“Practice”)  
td.MainIcon = TaskDialogIcon.TaskDialogIconWarning  
td.Title = “My wonderful title”  
OUT= td.Show()

should work like that