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Message and Input Boxes
Display of the Message Box
If an information box contains several buttons, then a return value should be queried to determine which button
has been pressed. The following return values are available in this instance:
1, IDOK - Ok
2, IDCANCEL - Cancel
3, IDABORT - Abort
4, IDRETRY - Retry
5 - Ignore
6, IDYES - Yes
7, IDNO - No
In the previous example, checking the return values could be as follows:
Dim iBox as Integer
iBox = MB_YESNO + MB_DEFBUTTON2 + MB_ICONQUESTION
If MsgBox ("Do you want to continue?", iBox) = IDYES Then
' or,
If MsgBox ("Do you want to continue?", 292) = 6 Then
' Yes button pressed
Else
' No button pressed
End IF
In addition to the information text and the parameter for arranging the information box, MsgBox also permits a
third parameter, which defines the text for the box title:
MsgBox "Do you want to continue?", 292, "Box Title"
If no box title is specified, the default is “soffice”.
Input Box For Querying Simple Strings
The InputBox function queries simple strings from the user. It is therefore a simple alternative to configuring
dialogs. InputBox receives three standard parameters:
An information text.
A box title.
A default value which can be added within the input area.
InputVal = InputBox("Please enter value:", "Test", "default value")
Display of the Input Box
The dimensions of the InputBox window cannot be changed.
If the user clicks the OK button, the InputBox returns the string typed by the user (or the default string if it
was not changed).
If the user clicks the Cancel button or closes the window, the InputBox returns an empty string.
48 OpenOffice.org 3.2 BASIC Guide · March 2010