I have created a macro in Visio that executes a Telnet window when
double clicking on an Ip address.

What I would like to know is how I can write code that would read the Ip
address that is in the text box?

If I understand your question correctly, the text for a Visio shape is
accessed through the shape.text property. Check out the help for an
example.

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I don't have Visio in front of me, so this may not be correct, but it
should show the general idea:

Dim aShape as Visio.Shape
dim ipAddr as String

' assign the name IpAddrBox to the text box
' right click the shape, go format, click on special
set aShape = ActivePage.Shapes.Item("IpAddrBox")

ipAddr = aShape.Text

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