TEXTBOX to Variable

[melliott42]

Hello All,

For some strange reason I cannot set the value of a TEXTBOX to a variable. I can output the value to a MsgBox().

Works:

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msgbox(oWin.txtConn_Driver.value)

Does not compile:

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function test()
      local x
      x := oWin.txtConn_Driver.value
return nil

Error:

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 ...Error E0030  Syntax error "syntax error at '.'"

What can you recommend?

Thanks,

Michael

[esgici]

...
What can you recommend?

I recommend please send no abstracted statements but a working sample abstracted from other details

Regards

--

Esgici

[mol]

Is your oWin declared in the same module as test function?

[esgici]

Hi Marek

Welcome back

You are absent for a long time

Regards

--

Esgici

[dhaine_adp]

For some strange reason I cannot set the value of a TEXTBOX to a variable. I can output the value to a MsgBox().

Hi Michael,

You've never mention if the source codes are in separate .prg source. If you are using HBClass or HMG Objects or you have created a window inside of a Class for sure that would give an error message.

Why not call test with the value of text box control?

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test(oWin.txtConn_Driver.value)

function test( cTxt )

  do your processing here!

return nil

My suggestion is based on assumption only.


Regards,

Danny

[mol]

Hi Marek

Welcome back

You are absent for a long time

Regards

--

Esgici

Yes, I was on holidays (again ).
Now, I'm slowly backing to work.

[mol]

For some strange reason I cannot set the value of a TEXTBOX to a variable. I can output the value to a MsgBox().

Hi Michael,

You've never mention if the source codes are in separate .prg source. If you are using HBClass or HMG Objects or you have created a window inside of a Class for sure that would give an error message.

Why not call test with the value of text box control?

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test(oWin.txtConn_Driver.value)

function test( cTxt )

  do your processing here!

return nil

My suggestion is based on assumption only.


Regards,

Danny

You can change your code to:

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ctxt := GetProperty("oWin","txtConn_Driver","value")
test(ctxt)

[melliott42]

Thanks for all your suggestions. Yes the code that attempts to extract the value was in an external #INCLUDE file. I am trying to separate my GUI code from my other program logic.

I am not using CLASSES but I can see how I was misleading given that I did not post it in full (as I named my Window handle oWin). I think I'll change my naming convention there.

GetProperty("oWin","txtConn_Driver","value") did the trick!

Thanks again,


Michael

[dhaine_adp]

Hi Marek,

ctxt := GetProperty("oWin","txtConn_Driver","value")
test(ctxt)

Great Marek, thanks.

Danny

[mol]

I was looking for that some years ago