Is there an easy way to make a mesage box close after 3 seconds rather than
wait for user to click the "OK" button?

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You can use the MsgBox exposed through Windows Script, which has an optional
timeout argument.
http://www.xcelfiles.com/Excel03.html

NickHK

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Is there an easy way to make a mesage box close after 3 seconds rather
than
wait for user to click the "OK" button?

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Nick,

Thanks once agian!

NickHK wrote:
You can use the MsgBox exposed through Windows Script, which has an optional
timeout argument.
http://www.xcelfiles.com/Excel03.html

NickHK

Is there an easy way to make a mesage box close after 3 seconds rather than
wait for user to click the "OK" button?

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Note that this method is notoriously unreliable. Many people have reported
problems, it fails to close, and I have seen it a few times myself.

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Bob

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Nick,

Thanks once agian!

NickHK wrote:
You can use the MsgBox exposed through Windows Script, which has an
optional
timeout argument.
http://www.xcelfiles.com/Excel03.html

NickHK

Is there an easy way to make a mesage box close after 3 seconds rather
than
wait for user to click the "OK" button?

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thanks for the tip, I'll keep an eye on it

Bob Phillips wrote:
Note that this method is notoriously unreliable. Many people have reported
problems, it fails to close, and I have seen it a few times myself.

Nick,

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than
wait for user to click the "OK" button?

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thanks for the tip, I'll keep an eye on it

It might always work for you, but there's at least a 50/50 chance it won't
for your users

Regards,
Peter T

Bob Phillips wrote:
Note that this method is notoriously unreliable. Many people have
reported
problems, it fails to close, and I have seen it a few times myself.

as long as they can still hit the "OK" button to close it, it's not that big
of a deal

but no problems so far

thanks again

Peter T wrote:
thanks for the tip, I'll keep an eye on it

It might always work for you, but there's at least a 50/50 chance it won't
for your users

Regards,
Peter T

Note that this method is notoriously unreliable. Many people have reported
problems, it fails to close, and I have seen it a few times myself.

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By that philosophy, why bother, just use MsgBox.

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Bob

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as long as they can still hit the "OK" button to close it, it's not that
big
of a deal

but no problems so far

thanks again

Peter T wrote:
thanks for the tip, I'll keep an eye on it

It might always work for you, but there's at least a 50/50 chance it won't
for your users

Regards,
Peter T

Note that this method is notoriously unreliable. Many people have
reported
problems, it fails to close, and I have seen it a few times myself.

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good point

If i hear of any problems with it I may change it back to a regular message
box

Bob Phillips wrote:
By that philosophy, why bother, just use MsgBox.

as long as they can still hit the "OK" button to close it, it's not that
big
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reported
problems, it fails to close, and I have seen it a few times myself.

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