Re: [WIN] retrieving text from Combo SLE
- Posted by chris bensler <bensler at Mailops.Com> Jan 20, 2001
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DOH!! Foolish me!! Just because I finally posted for help about it, I figured it out! I had tested the sequence in a FOR loop, changing the sequence to "" on error without exiting the &*&%$ loop!! I feel dumb... TY anyways! Chris ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Euman" <euman at bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 17:31:08 -0500 >First, text = getText( TheTextEdit ) should work to get the >text typed in. > >I believe you'll have to access the sequence you formed >to list info in the combo and use if match to find out if the info is >contained there. . > >Do you have a code snippet you could send. > >send it to euman at bellsouth.net > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "chris bensler" <bensler at Mailops.Com> >To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU> >Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 17:12 >Subject: [WIN] retrieving text from Combo SLE > > >> I'm writing a program that uses a sorted combo box. I'm trying to retrieve >the text from >> the edit box to test whether the typed text is already included in the >list. But when I try >> to get the text, it says length is 0. I'm using getText(). Is this right? >If not.. what >> command should I be using? >> >> >> Chris >> >> ________________________________________________________________ >> > > ________________________________________________________________