MsgBox vbscript Tutorial

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  1. How to use MsgBox with vbscript
  2. Syntax:
  3. MsgBox(Prompt, Buttons, Title)
  4. Prompt
  5. The Prompt argument is the message string that appears in the message box.
  6. Buttons
  7. The optional Buttons argument must only use the constant or value in the MsgBox CONSTANTS.
  8. Title
  9. The optional Title argument is the title that appears at the top of the message box window.
  11. Note you may use either the Title argument or the HelpFile, Context arguments. You cannot use both at the same time.
  12. HelpFile
  13. The optional HelpFile argument is a string that specifies the help file that you wish to display. This must be either a .chm or .hlp file.
  15. Note you may use either the Title argument or the HelpFile, Context arguments. You cannot use both at the same time.
  16. Context
  17. The optional Context argument specifies the help context number in the help file of the topic you wish to display. If you have created your own custom help file, then the Context argument is mandatory.
  19. The MsgBox function creates a dialog box with a specified message and prompts the user to click a button, upon which the dialog box closes and a value relating to which button was clicked is returned. These values, along with their Constants, are listed in the table below.
  21. MsgBox Return Values
  22. CONSTANT VALUE BUTTON
  23. VBOK 1 OK
  24. VBCancel 2 Cancel
  25. VBAbort 3 Abort
  26. VBRetry 4 Retry
  27. VBIgnore 5 Ignore
  28. VBYes 6 Yes
  29. VBNo 7 No
  32. MsgBox Button Constants
  34. CONSTANT VALUE DESCRIPTION
  35. VBOKOnly 0 Show OK button
  36. VBOKCancel 1 Show OK and cancel buttons
  37. VBAbortRetryIgnore 2 Show abort, retry, ignore buttons
  38. VBYesNoCancel 3 Show yes, no cancel buttons
  39. VBYesNo 4 Show yes, no buttons
  40. VBRetryCancel 5 Show retry, cancel buttons
  41. VBCritical 16 Show critical message icon
  42. VBQuestion 32 Show warning query button
  43. VBExclamation 48 Show warning message icon
  44. VBInformation 64 Show information message icon
  45. VBDefaultButton1 0 First button is default
  46. VBDefaultButton2 256 Second button is default
  47. VBDefaultButton3 512 Third button is default
  48. VBDefaultButton4 768 Fourth button is default
  49. VBApplicationModal 0 Demands that the user respond to the dialog before allowing continuation of work in current application
  50. VBSystemModal 4096 Causes suspension of all applications until the user responds to the dialog
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