InputBox Function /text/sbasic/shared/03010201.xhp
InputBox function

InputBox Function

Displays a prompt in a dialog at which the user can input text. The input is assigned to a variable.
The InputBox statement is a convenient method of entering text through a dialog. Confirm the input by clicking OK or pressing Return. The input is returned as the function return value. If you close the dialog with Cancel, InputBox returns a zero-length string (""). InputBox (Prompt As String[, Title As String[, Default As String[, xpostwips As Integer, ypostwips As Integer]]]) As String
prompt: String expression displayed as the message in the dialog box. title: String expression displayed in the title bar of the dialog box. default: String expression displayed in the text box as default if no other input is given. xpostwips: Integer expression that specifies the horizontal position of the dialog. The position is an absolute coordinate and does not refer to the window of %PRODUCTNAME. ypostwips: Integer expression that specifies the vertical position of the dialog. The position is an absolute coordinate and does not refer to the window of %PRODUCTNAME. If xpostwips and ypostwips are omitted, the dialog is centered on the screen. The position is specified in twips.
String Sub ExampleInputBox Dim sText As String sText = InputBox ("Please enter a phrase:","Dear User") MsgBox ( sText , 64, "Confirmation of phrase") End Sub