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[DONE] Writing to a file from a stringgadet
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:10 pm
by PresFox
Hello,
I have a stringgadget in my window, and i want to take the input from it and write it to a file.
I am not sure how to go about this.
I have tried this:
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Procedure Open_Window_1()
If OpenWindow(#Window_1, 308, 114, 391, 76, "New window ( 1 )", #PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_SizeGadget | #PB_Window_TitleBar )
If CreateGadgetList(WindowID(#Window_1))
StringGadget(#String_0, 20, 10, 340, 30, newlander$)
ButtonGadget(#Button_3, 290, 50, 70, 20, "add")
EndIf
EndIf
EndProcedure
and this is the in the main loop:
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ElseIf GadgetID = #Button_3
; add a landing page to the list
If OpenFile(0, "Landers.dat") ; opens an existing file or creates one, if it doesn't exist yet
FileSeek(0, Lof(0)) ; jump to the end of the file (result of Lof() is used)
WriteStringN(0, newlander$)
CloseFile(0)
EndIf
The file gets created, but nothing is written in it?
Re: Writing to a file from a stringgadet
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:14 pm
by gnasen
As far as I can see there may be different mistakes, however I can only guess, because the code is not working.
Pleass post next time copy-able code which can be run immediatly.
1. newlander$ seems to be an empty string
2. #String_0, #Button_3 may have the same value
A very very useful command is by the way enable explicit. It forces you to declare every variable. At first it seems annoying, but you wont miss it in future.
Re: Writing to a file from a stringgadet
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:16 pm
by Arctic Fox
Have you checked the value of the newlander$ string? (send it to the debug output window using 'Debug')
If you want the contents of the StringGadget you should use GetGadgetText().
For instance
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WriteStringN(0, GetGadgetText(#String_0))
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gnasen 
Re: Writing to a file from a stringgadet
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:17 pm
by KJ67
You may be looking for
GetGadgetText()?
Re: Writing to a file from a stringgadet
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:13 pm
by PresFox
Thanks, indeed i was!
Works
Re: Writing to a file from a stringgadet
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:18 pm
by Michael Vogel
Hi PresFox, welcome to the board
Just a note how to indicate that a question has been solved: just edit your first posting and write something like "[Done] " at the front of the subject...
Michael
Re: Writing to a file from a stringgadet
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:54 pm
by UserOfPure
Putting [Done] at the start just means better solutions (when possible) may be ignored, though. People with better solutions may just skip the thread. Something to be aware of. I wouldn't be so quick to close off future solutions to lurkers.