ShowInputBox

Prototype

StrResult:=ShowInputBox (strTitle, strPrompt, strDefault)

Description

It shows a dialog window that allows to insert a text string.

Parameters

StrTitle: string representing the window  title of dialog type.

StrPrompt: string that contains the text inserted in the dialog window.

StrDefault: default string.

Returned value

StrResult: string that contains the text, if there is not a text it is empty.

Notes

None.

Example

//File name request

File:= ShowInputBox('Print file','Insert the name of the file to open','');

//It checks the file existence

Existed:=FileExists(File);

//If the file exists then…

If Existed = True then

Begin

// It opens the file

ShellOpen(File);

//it asks for confirming the file print

Print:=ShowConfirm('Print the file ' + File);

//If affirmative, it will print file

If print=true then ShellPrint(File);

End

//If file doesn't exist, it shows a message.

Else ShowMessage('The file is not found');