From: mynamehere@comcast.net   
      
   "Phlip" wrote in message   
   news:Z29Nf.18017$NS6.7159@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com...   
      
   > For the OP; handle errors at keystroke time or at turn-around time (when the   
   > field blurs, or when the current page submits). Then if the error is   
   > complex, write text into a special field on the form. If the error is   
   > simple, beep and turn its field red.   
      
   OP's question was:   
   "what is the best way to check the User has entered an integer into an   
   InputBox?"   
      
   Followed with a second post stating:   
   "unfortunately I am restricted to using inputbox() ... "   
      
   >> MsgBox "How is " & sInput & " an integer?"   
   >   
   > As a user, seeing sophomoric crap like that get through gives me a very low   
   > opinion of the programmer on the other side.   
   >   
   > Contact with a user should be as sensitive and gentle as possible, to avoid   
   > looking like the average VB interface.   
   >   
      
   Contact with a NG should be as sensitive and gentle as possible, to avoid   
   looking like you can't tell the difference between the serious code and the   
   lame   
   NG humor :)   
      
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