Chris (and lingo-l crowd):
The way that I get values from text fields in MUI is kind of kludgy, but it
works. In my callback handler, I scan for the element number of the editable
text I want to use, and set a global to the value of the associated element
list, like this...
on testDialogCB action, elementNumber, elementList
global gMUI
global gBtnResult, gTxt
-- gFixedRoll = VOID
case(elementNumber) of
-- 4 is the element number of the text I want the value of;
-- yours will be different depending on how you create your
-- MUI dialog box. 2/12/2001 age
4:
-- get the value and put it in a global
gTxt = elementList.value
otherwise:
put elementNumber
end case
if action = #itemClicked then
--put action, elementList.title
--put gMUI
case(elementList.title) of
"OK":
-- get the text out of the editable text field...
-- moved this above...2/12/2001 age
Stop(gMUI,0) --
gBtnResult = #OK
gMUI = VOID
"Cancel":
Stop(gMUI,0)
gBtnResult = #Cancel
gMUI = VOID
otherwise:
end case
-- else if action = #itemChanged then
-- put action, elementList.title
end if
end
>From here, you will need to have your handler act upon the value of the
global set in the callback, probably after clicking the OK button. This
method has the added advantage of allowing you to scan multiple editable
fields in a dialog, if that is your cup of tea (or other beverage.)
Note: My MUI code is a modified version of the fine examples in Gary
Rosenzwieg's book "Using Director 8 Special Edition", which belongs on every
serious Lingo coder's desk (it won't stay on your bookshelf too long.)
HTH,
Allan
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