[York1623]

How do I make a msg box?

[Doug G]

The most basic form, in vb or vba:

msgbox "The Prompt Here"

Look in the VB function documentation for the msgbox function for more variations.

[York1623]

Maybe it's not msg box that i want.....what i need is basically a "search" box for the program i am writing....a spot to type something, an "okay" button, "clear" button, "end" button, and what not so that when i click okay a txt file opens showing the results.

[mohecan]

I can't remember if there is a Prompt function, but you can certainly create your own form to cater for it.

[Doug G]

Search the VB documentation for "custom dialog"

[mohecan]

The function you want is InputBox.

Something like:

Dim SearchWord
SearchWord = InputBox("Enter your search word")

[York1623]

Alright, I got a good start as to what I need. Thank you all very much.

[mohecan]

you're welcome