MsgBox

MsgBox(prompt[, okCancel])

Description

MsgBox opens a dialog box, and waits for the user to tap on a button. The return value is an integer that indicates which button was tapped. The required parameter, prompt, is a string expression that is displayed in the body of the dialog box. The optional parameter, okCancel, is a numeric or constant expression that specifies whether to ask the user to choose between a Cancel and Ok. The default value for okCancel is 0.

Table 15: okcancel constants

Constant	Value	Description
vbOKOnly	0	OK Button only
vbOKCancel	1	OK and Cancel Buttons

Table 16: MSGBOX return values

Constant	Value	Description
vbOK	1	OK
vbCancel	2	Cancel

Example (Basic)

Rem MsgBox Example
'MsgBox displays a modal dialog box
Dim Continue
MsgBox("Hello World!")
MsgBox "Brief tour of MSGBOX", vbOK
Continue = MsgBox("Continue tour?", 1)
If Continue = vbYes Then
   Continue=MsgBox("Short tour, huh?")
End If
Continue = MSGBOX("Repeat tour?", 1)
If Continue = vbCancel Then
   MSGBOX("Goodbye!")
End If

Example (JavaScript)

// MsgBox Example
/* MsgBox displays a modal dialog box */

var Continue;
var vbYes='y', vbCancel='c';
alert("Hello World!");
alert("Brief tour of MSGBOX");
Continue = confirm("Continue tour?")
if (Continue) {
   Continue=confirm("Short tour, huh?");
}
Continue == confirm("Repeat tour?");
if (!Continue) {
   alert("Goodbye!");
}

Output

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InputBox