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Re: Win32Lib input box

• Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Feb 22, 2006
• 528 views

Erik-Jan van Kampen wrote:
> 
> Hello EUForum,
> 
> I was trying to make an input box for numbers with Win32Lib that takes exactly
> 9 rows of 9 numbers in such a way that when you type in the numbers you will
> automatically go to the next line when you have entered 9 numbers. It must
> also
> not be possible to enter more than 9 rows.

Have a look at this demo 
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without warning
include win32lib.ew

integer win

sequence boxes
procedure KeyPress_boxes(integer self, integer event, sequence parms)
    integer lPos

    -- Only allow digits.
    lPos = find(parms[1], "123456789")
    if lPos = 0 then
        -- Not a digit from 1-9, however allow
        -- backspaces to be processed as normal
        if parms[1] = VK_BACKSPACE then
            return
        end if
        returnValue(-1)
        return
    end if
    -- If there is already something in the box, just stay put.
    if length(getText(self)) != 0 then
        returnValue(-1) -- Don't replace already entered data
        return
    end if

    -- Find out what is the next box to move to.
    lPos = find(self, boxes)
    if lPos != length(boxes) then
        setFocus(boxes[lPos+1])
    else
        -- Last box gets special treatment.
        setFocus(self)
    end if

end procedure

procedure init()
    integer lTextWidth
    integer lMaxWidth
    integer lMaxHeight
    integer k
    integer top
    integer left

    win = create(Window, "Nine by Nine", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
setFont(win, "FixedSys", 16, {Bold,0,0,0,ANSI_CHARSET,0,0,0,0}) -- or any
    other font
    lMaxWidth = 0
    for i = 1 to 9 do
        lTextWidth = getTextWidth(win, sprintf("%d", i))
        if lTextWidth > lMaxWidth then
            lMaxWidth = lTextWidth
        end if
    end for
    lMaxHeight = getTextHeight(win, "|") + 5
    lMaxWidth += 5

    -- Make the window big enough.
    setClientRect(win, lMaxWidth * 9 + 15 + 15 + (3 * (9-1)),
                       lMaxHeight * 9 + 10 + 10 + (3 * (9-1))
                 )

    -- Draw the boxes now
    boxes = repeat(0, 81)
    k = 1
    top = 10
    for i = 1 to 9 do
        left = 15
        for j = 1 to 9 do
boxes[k] = create(EditText, "", win, left, top, lMaxWidth,
            lMaxHeight, 0)
            k += 1
            left += lMaxWidth + 3
        end for
        top += lMaxHeight + 3
    end for
    -- Set the same handler for each of the boxes.
    setHandler( boxes, w32HKeyPress, routine_id("KeyPress_boxes"))
end procedure

init()
WinMain({win, boxes[1]}, Normal)
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Hope this helps.
-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
Skype name: derek.j.parnell