DlgText

Syntax

DlgText DlgItem|$, Text

-or-

DlgText[$](DlgItem|$)

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.

See Also

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 Function