>I am using the inputbox to let the user type in a path and file name to save a cursor to an excel file. Does anyone have a routine to make sure that it is a valid path and filename?
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In addition to Sergey's suggestion, you might try displaying the path in the textbox, and if the textbox receives focus, trigger a PUTFILE() and assign the results to the textbox's .VALUE property, never using the textbox directly.