DlgText Instruction/Function

Syntax

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

Group

Dialog Function

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.

Parameters

Parameters	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

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