I want to have a msgbox prompt that has two lines of text, eg:

MsgBox("This is the first line
this is the second line")

I understand that I have to use a carriage return character, but can't seem
to get the syntax right. Can anybody help?

Les.

MsgBox "First line" & vbNewLine & "Second line"

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Vasant


"LesLdh" wrote in message
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I want to have a msgbox prompt that has two lines of text, eg:

MsgBox("This is the first line
this is the second line")

I understand that I have to use a carriage return character, but can't
seem
to get the syntax right. Can anybody help?

Les.

Les

Msgbox "This is the first line"&Chr(13)&"This is the second"

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HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
HIS

"LesLdh" wrote in message
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I want to have a msgbox prompt that has two lines of text, eg:

MsgBox("This is the first line
this is the second line")

I understand that I have to use a carriage return character, but can't
seem
to get the syntax right. Can anybody help?

Les.

Try this:

MsgBox("This is the first line" & vbCrLf & "this is the second line")

HTH

Alan P.

"LesLdh" wrote in message
...
I want to have a msgbox prompt that has two lines of text, eg:

MsgBox("This is the first line
this is the second line")

I understand that I have to use a carriage return character, but can't
seem
to get the syntax right. Can anybody help?

Les.