http://www.nauts-crib.com/vb/

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Input boxes are used to get information from the user, when you dont have room on your form, or if you just like using input boxes.

X = InputBox(Prompt, Title, Default Value)

X variable is a string, and now holds what the user inputs.

Sample Code

FavSite = InputBox("Enter your favorite site!", "nauts-crib.com example", "http://www.nauts-crib.com/")

Prompt
Title
Default Value

You should end up with this:

inputbox.GIF (1917 bytes)

If the user leaves the input blank, vb will store it was ""

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Like the message box, you can add new lines
in your prompt, with the call

VbNewLine

Yes, thats the call, you would use it like this..:

X = InputBox("Hey" & vbNewLine & "Guys" & vbNewLine & "Wassup?","nauts-crib.com","")

You should end up with something like this..:

imput_2.gif (1636 bytes)

how.gif (1937 bytes)

FavSite = InputBox("Enter your favorite site!", "nauts-crib.com example", "http://www.nauts-crib.com/")
Call Msgbox("The user picked..." & FavSite & "!",vbInformation,"nauts-crib.com")

The Break Down

1. We set our input box to the variable FavSite, FavSite, now holds the value of what the user enters into our little box.
2. We set up a message box to tell the user what he/she picked, with an information picture.