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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> 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,
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>>>> 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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> 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
>[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
>>>> >reported
>>>> >problems, it fails to close, and I have seen it a few times myself.

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