MSGBOX Function

MSGBOX(prompt[, buttons[, title]])

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, buttons, is a numeric or constant expression that specifies which buttons to draw, which icon to use, the identity of the default button, and the modality of the dialog box. The default value for buttons is 0, other values are obtained by adding the desired constants from table below. The optional parameter, title, is a string expression that is displayed in the title bar of the dialog box.

Some Windows CE devices do not have this function.

Table 15: Button constants

Constant	Value	Description
vbOKOnly	0	OK Button only
vbOKCancel	1	OK and Cancel buttons
vbAbortRetryIgnore	2	Abort, Retry, and Ignore buttons
vbYesNoCancel	3	Yes, No, and Cancel buttons
vbYesNo	4	Yes and No buttons
vbRetryCancel	5	Retry and Cancel buttons
vbCritical	16	Critical Message icon
vbQuestion	32	Warning Query icon
vbExclamation	48	Warning Message icon
vbInformation	64	Information Message icon
vbDefaultButton1	0	First button is default
vbDefaultButton2	256	Second button is default
vbDefaultButton3	512	Third button is default
vbDefaultButton4	768	Fourth button is default
vbApplicationModal	0	Application interface is disabled until user responds to dialog box
vbSystemModal	4096	Application and system interfaces are disabled until user responds to dialog box.