DlgText Instruction/Function

Syntax

DlgText DlgItem|$, Text
-or-
DlgText[$](DlgItem|$)

Group

Description

Instruction: Set the text for DlgItem|$.

Function: Return the text from DlgItem|$.

This instruction/function must be called directly or indirectly from a dialogfunc.

Parameter	Description
DlgItem\|$	If this is a numeric value then it is the dialog item number. The first item is 0, second is 1, etc. If this is a string value then it is the dialog item's field name. Note: Use -1 to access the dialog's title.
Text	Set the text of DlgItem\|$ to this string value.

Example

Sub Main
    Begin Dialog UserDialog 200,120,.DialogFunc
        Text 10,10,180,15,"Please push the OK button"
        TextBox 10,40,180,15,.Text
        OKButton 30,90,60,20
        PushButton 110,90,60,20,"&Now"
    End Dialog
    Dim dlg As UserDialog
    Debug.Print Dialog(dlg)
End Sub

Function DialogFunc%(DlgItem$, Action%, SuppValue%)
    Debug.Print "Action=";Action%
    Select Case Action%
    Case 1 ' Dialog box initialization
        Beep
    Case 2 ' Value changing or button pressed
        Select Case DlgItem$
        Case "Now"
            DlgText "Text,"CStr(Now)
            DialogFunc% = True 'do not exit the dialog
        End Select
    End Select
End Function