Microsoft KB Archive/107533

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InputBox$ Function Inserts an Extra Soft Return

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Q107533

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 7.0, 7.0a

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SUMMARY
If the ENTER key is pressed in an edit box created by the WordBasic InputBox$ function, an erroneous soft return (newline character) will be inserted into the document in addition to a hard return (paragraph mark).

For example:

    first line second line

MORE INFORMATION
To remove the soft return characters, use the CleanString$ function, as in the following macro example:

  Sub MAIN a$ = InputBox$("Type more than one line") a$ = CleanString$(a$) Insert a$  End Sub The above macro inserts a hard return after each new line entered into the InputBox$ edit control.

For example:

  first line second line To insert a soft return after each new line entered into an InputBox, use the following macro example:

  Sub MAIN a$ = InputBox$("Enter more than one line") Para = InStr(a$, Chr$(10)) While Para <> 0 a$ = Left$(a$, para - 1) + Right$(a$, Len(a$) - para) Para = InStr(a$, Chr$(10)) Wend Insert a$  End Sub WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this macro code "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

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Additional query words: 6.0 InputBox$ input box paragraph word6 7.0 word95 word7 winword cleanstring hard carriage newline inputbox duplicate

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