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Putting text into a input field

 
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quatermass



Joined: 14 Dec 2005
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:54 pm    Post subject: Putting text into a input field Reply with quote
I've created a simple gui to enter some typed data.

But now I want to have a button on the window that I can click upon and the text it gets from a file and puts it into the input field before continuing.

Can someone suggest how I do this, the GUI area is new to me and looks kinda complex. I'm sure if someone can point me into the right direction I can pick it up.


Code:
Gui, +AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Add, Text,, Enter Text
Gui, Add, Edit, Vdata w500

Gui, Add, Button, default, OK

GUI, Add, Button, X50 Y52, Paste

Gui, Show,, Fetch
return

Paste:
data:= foobar
return




Basically the Paste button when clicked takes data and puts in in the edit box.

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engunneer



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
the command you are looking for is GuiControl
Code:

Gui, +AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Add, Text,, Enter Text
Gui, Add, Edit, Vdata w500

Gui, Add, Button, default, OK

GUI, Add, Button, X50 Y52, Paste

Gui, Show,, Fetch
return

Paste:
data:= foobar
guicontrol, , data, %data%   ;the first data is the variable name associated with the edit field. the second %data% is thwe text to put in the field.
return


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Krogdor



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
First, add a gLabel to the paste button:
Code:
GUI, Add, Button, X50 Y52 gPaste, Paste

This will make the label "Paste" start when the button is pressed.
Next, after defining "data", you need to make the edit control have that text:
Code:
guicontrol,, data, %data%

Also, "data:= foobar" makes data equal to the contents of the variable "foobar". If you want it to contain the actual text, foobar, it should be data:="foobar"
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quatermass



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Many thanks guys. I got it working.
You're both grand!
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