VB6: make default response in InputBox not highlighted?

Question

In VB6 (and earlier), is there a way to have the default response in an InputBox to be non-highlighted?

Answer 1

Check out this tutorial for a custom InputBox in VB.net. Hope it gives you a lead as to how to implement such functionality in VB6.

Answer 2

If you don't need to run on Vista or later, you could try this kludge:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Timer1.Enabled = False
End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Timer1.Interval = 250
    Timer1.Enabled = True
    InputBox "no selection", "no sel", "default value"
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
    Timer1.Enabled = False
    SendKeys "{RIGHT}", False
End Sub

To test, create a form with: • Command button • Timer control, and use default names.