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    Using Application.Inputbox.........getting type mismatch error

    Hi, i have the following code.........


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    However, when i run it i get a type mismatch error at this statement........any ideas?

    err_msg_1 is defined as type string.
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    Re: Using Application.Inputbox.........getting type mismatch error

    You would probably want to use a message box for showing an error because an input box is for user inputs.
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    Re: Using Application.Inputbox.........getting type mismatch error

    But i am requesting input from the user..........to continue or end

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    Re: Using Application.Inputbox.........getting type mismatch error

    Nothing was happening for me until (for some reason) I removed the Application:
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    Re: Using Application.Inputbox.........getting type mismatch error

    wierd one...........i fixed some other part of my code and "bam" it started working......still dont know why .......other than possibly before the fix i was referencing something that had a differnt data type..........to be honest i still dont understand....

    thanks for your help though.

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    Re: Using Application.Inputbox.........getting type mismatch error

    i think the issue was the "prompt" text was too long. I think the max # characters is 256 or something like that.

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