Using Programming Languages other than VBA

Sub Example_GetString()
	' This example demonstrates different ways of returning a string
	' entered by a user.

	Dim returnString As String

	' Prompt & Input cannot contain blanks
	returnString = ThisDrawing.Utility.GetString(False, "Enter text (a space or <enter> terminates input): ")
	MsgBox "The string entered was '" & returnString & "'", , "GetString Example"

	' Prompt & Input can contain blanks
	returnString = ThisDrawing.Utility.GetString(True, "Enter text (<enter> terminates input):")
	MsgBox "The string entered was '" & returnString & "'", , "GetString Example"

	' Prompt & Input can contain blanks, but not an empty string
	Dim NoNull As Integer
	NoNull = 1	' Disallow null
	ThisDrawing.Utility.InitializeUserInput NoNull
	returnString = ThisDrawing.Utility.GetString(True, "Enter text (<enter> terminates input): ")
	MsgBox "The string entered was '" & returnString & "'", , "GetString Example"

End Sub