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 Displays a message in a dialog box.
 
    MSGBOX msg$ [,type% [,title$]]
 
    ■ msg$   String expression to display in message area of dialog box
 
    ■ type%  Sum of the values that describe the number and type of buttons
             to display; also identifies the default button:
 
             Value   Button Display
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             0       (Default) OK
             1       OK, Cancel
             2       Abort, Retry, Ignore
             3       Yes, No, Cancel
             4       Yes, No
             5       Retry, Cancel
             0       First button is default
             256     Second button is default
             512     Third button is default
 
    ■ title$ String expression to display in title bar of dialog box;
             if omitted, no title is displayed
 See Also
    ◄MSGBOX Function►                  ◄INPUTBOX$ Function►