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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">InputBox Function [Runtime]</title>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148932" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03010201.xhp" name="InputBox Function [Runtime]">InputBox Function [Runtime]</link></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151262" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">Displays a prompt in a dialog at which the user can input text. The input is assigned to a variable.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151100" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">The <emph>InputBox</emph> 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, <emph>InputBox</emph> returns a zero-length string ("").</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152347" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="4">Syntax:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3159201" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">InputBox (Msg As String[, Title As String[, Default As String[, x_pos As Integer, y_pos As Integer]]]]) </paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150713" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="6">Return value:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145090" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">String</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149346" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="8">Parameter:</paragraph>
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<emph>Msg</emph>: String expression displayed as the message in the dialog box.</paragraph>
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<emph>Title</emph>: String expression displayed in the title bar of the dialog box.</paragraph>
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<emph>Default</emph>: String expression displayed in the text box as default if no other input is given.</paragraph>
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<emph>x_pos</emph>: Integer expression that specifies the horizontal position of the dialog. The position is an absolute coordinate and does not refer to the window of the office application.</paragraph>
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<emph>y_pos</emph>: Integer expression that specifies the vertical position of the dialog. The position is an absolute coordinate and does not refer to the window of the office application.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153897" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">If <emph>x_pos</emph> and <emph>y_pos</emph> are omitted, the dialog is centered on the screen. The position is specified in <link href="text/sbasic/shared/00000002.xhp#twips" name="twips">twips</link>.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149456" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="15">Example:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153379" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">Sub ExampleInputBox</paragraph>
<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149656" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">Dim sText As String</paragraph>
<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3154367" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">sText = InputBox ("Please enter a phrase:","Dear User")</paragraph>
<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3151042" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="19">MsgBox ( sText , 64, "Confirmation of phrase")</paragraph>
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