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The InputBox function displays a dialog box, where the user can write some input and/or click on a button. If the user clicks the OK button or presses ENTER on the keyboard, the InputBox function will return the text in the text box. If the user clicks on the Cancel button, the function will return an empty string ("").
Note: A Help button is added to the dialog box when both the helpfile and the context parameter are specified.
Tip: Also look at the MsgBox function.
Syntax
InputBox(prompt[,title][,default][,xpos][,ypos][,helpfile,context])
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| prompt | Required. The message to show in the dialog box. Maximum length is 1024 characters. You can separate the lines using a carriage return character (Chr(13)), a linefeed character (Chr(10)), or carriage return–linefeed character combination (Chr(13) & Chr(10)) between each line |
| title | Optional. The title of the dialog box. Default is the application name |
| default | Optional. A default text in the text box |
| xpos | Optional. The prompt box' distance from the left edge of the screen. Measurement unit: twips*. If omitted, the dialog box is horizontally centered. |
| ypos | Optional. The prompt box' distance from the top edge of the screen. Measurement unit: twips*. If omitted, the dialog box is vertically positioned one-third of the way down the screen |
| helpfile | Optional. The name of a Help file to use. Must be used with the context parameter |
| context | Optional. The Help context number to the Help topic. Must be used with the helpfile parameter |
* A twip is a measurement unit that is visually the same on all display systems.
1 twip is 1/1440 of an inch.
Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
Function myFunction()
fname=InputBox("Enter your name")
End Function
</script>
Function myFunction()
fname=InputBox("Enter your name")
End Function
</script>
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Example 2
A prompt box with a title:
<script type="text/vbscript">
Function myFunction()
fname=InputBox("Enter your name","Userinput")
End Function
</script>
Function myFunction()
fname=InputBox("Enter your name","Userinput")
End Function
</script>
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Example 3
A prompt box with a default text in the inputbox:
<script type="text/vbscript">
Function myFunction()
fname=InputBox("Enter your name",,"Donald Duck")
End Function
</script>
Function myFunction()
fname=InputBox("Enter your name",,"Donald Duck")
End Function
</script>
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Example 4
A prompt box wich is positioned 700 twips* from the left edge of your screen.
<script type="text/vbscript">
Function myFunction()
fname=InputBox("Enter your name",,,700)
End Function
</script>
Function myFunction()
fname=InputBox("Enter your name",,,700)
End Function
</script>
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Example 5
A prompt box wich is positioned 500 twips* from the top edge of your screen.
<script type="text/vbscript">
Function myFunction()
fname=InputBox("Enter your name",,,,500)
End Function
</script>
Function myFunction()
fname=InputBox("Enter your name",,,,500)
End Function
</script>
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