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Posted: **Tue Apr 29, 2003 3:34 am**

with ButtonGadget, how do you open a file from anywhere on a pc and put to TextGadget or StringGadget? thanks to who ever replies. been stuck on this and can't seem to figure it out or for it to function.

Posted: **Tue Apr 29, 2003 5:25 am**

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Procedure OFile(file.s)


   d=readFile(1, file) 

    If d
    
      While Eof(1)=0
       
        Text$ = text$+ReadString()+Chr(13)+ Chr(10)
              
      Wend
      CloseFile(1)
      SetGadgetText(2, Text$)
      Else
      MessageRequester("Error","No valid file was selected.",#MB_ICONERROR)
    EndIf 
             
      
EndProcedure





If OpenWindow(0, 100, 200, 495, 260, #PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_MinimizeGadget | #PB_Window_MaximizeGadget, "Open Small Files Example")

 CreateGadgetList(WindowID())

 ButtonGadget(1,210,20,80,25,"Open File")
 StringGadget(2,10,60,480,185,"",#PB_String_Multiline|#ES_AUTOVSCROLL|#WS_VSCROLL|#WS_HSCROLL)

 ;TextGadget(2,10,60,480,185,"",#PB_Text_Border )

  

  Repeat
    EventID.l = WaitWindowEvent()
    
   
    If EventID = #PB_Event_CloseWindow  
      Quit = 1
    EndIf
    
   If EventID = #PB_EventGadget

      Select EventGadgetID()
       Case 1
       
        file$ = OpenFileRequester("Open File","","All Files|*.*",1)
        OFile(file$)
          
      EndSelect
      
     
   EndIf

      

  Until Quit = 1
  
EndIf

End