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Validation.ShowInput property (Excel)

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True if the data validation input message will be displayed whenever the user selects a cell in the data validation range. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.ShowInput

expression A variable that represents a Validation object.

Example

This example adds data validation to cell A10. The input value must be from 5 through 10; if the user types invalid data, an error message is displayed but no input message is displayed.

With Worksheets(1).Range("A10").Validation 
 .Add Type:=xlValidateWholeNumber, _ 
 AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, _ 
 Operator:=xlBetween, Formula1:="5", _ 
 Formula2:="10" 
 .ErrorMessage = "value must be between 5 and 10" 
 .ShowInput = False 
 .ShowError = True 
End With

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