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    <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">MsgBox Function [Runtime]</title>
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  <bookmark_value>MsgBox function</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3153379" role="heading" level="1" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03010102.xhp" name="MsgBox Function [Runtime]">MsgBox Function [Runtime]</link></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3145171" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Displays a dialog box containing a message and returns a value.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3156281" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Syntax:</paragraph>
<bascode>
<paragraph id="par_id3154685" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US">MsgBox (Text As String [,Type As Integer [,Dialogtitle As String]])</paragraph>
</bascode>

<paragraph id="hd_id3153771" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Return value:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3146985" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Integer</paragraph>

<paragraph id="hd_id3153363" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Parameter:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3153727" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>Text</emph>: String expression displayed as a message in the dialog box. Line breaks can be inserted with Chr$(13).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3147317" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>DialogTitle</emph>: String expression displayed in the title bar of the dialog. If omitted, the name of the respective application is displayed.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3153954" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>Type</emph>: Any integer expression that specifies the dialog type and defines the number and type of buttons or icons displayed. <emph>Type</emph> represents a combination of bit patterns (dialog elements defined by adding the respective values):</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3154319" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>Values</emph> </paragraph>

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    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id3147397" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Display OK button only.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id3145646" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Display OK and Cancel buttons.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id3149410" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Display Abort, Retry, and Ignore buttons.</paragraph>
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    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id3151075" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Display Yes, No, and Cancel buttons.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170241596937" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">MB_YESNO</paragraph>
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    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id051220170241592706" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">4</paragraph>
    </tablecell>
    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id3153878" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Display Yes and No buttons.</paragraph>
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    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id051220170241595093" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">5</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id3155601" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Display Retry and Cancel buttons.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id05122017024159933" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">MB_ICONSTOP</paragraph>
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    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id05122017024159655" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">16</paragraph>
    </tablecell>
    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id3150716" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Add the Stop icon to the dialog.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170241593191" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">32</paragraph>
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    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id3153837" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Add the Question icon to the dialog.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170241598357" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">MB_ICONEXCLAMATION</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170242002870" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">48</paragraph>
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    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id3150751" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Add the Exclamation Point icon to the dialog.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170242008091" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">64</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id3146915" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Add the Information icon to the dialog.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170242001398" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">128</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id3145640" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">First button in the dialog as default button.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170242001655" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">512</paragraph>
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    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id3153715" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Third button in the dialog as default button.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3159267" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>Return value:</emph> </paragraph>

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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170330388585" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">IDOK</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id3145230" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> OK</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170330381793" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">IDCANCEL</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id3149567" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> Cancel</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id4056825" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> Abort</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170330382200" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">4</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id3155335" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> Retry</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id0512201703303859" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">IDIGNORE</paragraph>
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    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id3146918" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> Ignore</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170330386652" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">IDYES</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170330387211" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">6</paragraph>
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    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id3155961" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> Yes</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170330381656" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">IDNO</paragraph>
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      <paragraph id="par_id051220170330383819" role="tablecontent" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">7</paragraph>
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    <tablecell>
      <paragraph id="par_id3148488" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> No</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3150090" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Example:</paragraph>
<bascode>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340837456" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Sub ExampleMsgBox</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340836224" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim sVar As Integer</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3151278" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> sVar = MsgBox("Las Vegas")</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3149034" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> sVar = MsgBox("Las Vegas",1)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3166424" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> sVar = MsgBox( "Las Vegas",256 + 16 + 2,"Dialog title")</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id051220170242005479" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> sVar = MsgBox("Las Vegas", MB_DEFBUTTON2 + MB_ICONSTOP + MB_ABORTRETRYCANCEL, "Dialog title")</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340829728" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">End Sub</paragraph>
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