4.1.1.2.4 InputString

InputString function

Prototype:	function InputString (const caption, msg: string): variant;
Description:	The InputString function displays a dialog allowing the user to input a string. The dialog has a caption specified by the caption parameter, contains the text specified by the msg parameter and "OK" and "Cancel" buttons.
Syntax:	variable := InputString(Caption,Msg);
	Part	Description
	variable	variable declared as variant
	Caption	A string parameter which specifies the caption of the dialog box.
	Msg	A string parameter which specifies the message displayed in the dialog box.

Return value:	A string variable if the user has entered a valid string and confirmed it by the "OK" button or a null if the user has pressed the "Cancel" button

Example:

Var plotName : variant;

Begin
  plotName := InputString('Plot name', 'Enter the plot name:');
End.