Thanks James. I'll do that if I get the error again. It remains a mystery.
Cheers,
Ross.
James Low wrote:
> Try popping a breakpoint on the line:
> Item := ....
>
> Do this by clicking in the left margin (a red spot will appear) after the
> click.
>
> Then run and when the program stops at that point, press F8 to step through
> the code and see if that highlights the cause of the problem. Hover the
> mouse over variables and you will see their current value.
>
> Also, prior to running, it can be helpful to try a syntax check to trap
> incompatible type issues etc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ross Levis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 12 July 2001 11:00
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: [DUG]: What could be wrong with this?
>
> procedure TCategoriesForm.CategoryListClick(Sender: TObject);
> var
> item : integer;
>
> begin
> item := CategoryList.itemindex; {CategoryList is a listbox with 2
> items in it}
>
> At runtine, when clicking on an item in the Listbox, the above line
> produces an exception EConvertError 'is not a valid integer value'.
> Can someone shed some light please.
>
> Cheers,
> Ross.
>
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