Hi All,
Is there a way for winbatch to return position or index number of the selected item in the Drop-down Combo Box?
In my example script below, I have Tom listed twice in the varible StrDropList. When I select the second instance of Tom, I get the index position of the first instance of the name Tom using ItemLocate (I assume this is expected behavior). I need the selected name position, not the first one it comes to that matches the string.
Thanks!
GoSub LoadConstants
dlVariable1 =""
InitDialogConstants() ; Initialize Dialog Constants (need only be done once usually)
#DefineSubroutine MyDialogCallbackProc(MyDialog_Handle,MyDialog_Message,MyDialog_Name,MyDialog_EventInfo,MyDialog_ChangeInfo)
ON_EQUAL = @TRUE ; Initialize variable ON_EQUAL
switch MyDialog_Message ; Switch based on Dialog Message type
case MSG_INIT ; Standard Initialization message
DialogProcOptions(MyDialog_Handle,MSG_TIMER,1000)
DialogProcOptions(MyDialog_Handle,MSG_BUTTONPUSHED,@TRUE)
DialogProcOptions(MyDialog_Handle,MSG_COMBOCHANGE,@TRUE)
StrDropList=StrCat("Tom",@Tab,"Bob",@Tab,"Tom",@Tab,"Ray")
DialogControlSet( MyDialog_Handle,"DropListBox_1", DC_ITEMBOXCONTENTS, StrDropList)
return(RET_DO_DEFAULT)
case MSG_BUTTONPUSHED
if MyDialog_Name == "PushButton_OK" ; OK
return(RET_DO_DEFAULT)
elseif MyDialog_Name == "PushButton_Cancel" ; Cancel
return(RET_DO_DEFAULT)
endif ; MyDialog_Name
return(RET_DO_DEFAULT)
case MSG_COMBOCHANGE ; ID "DropListBox_1" dlVariable1
selectedname = DialogControlGet(MyDialog_Handle, "DropListBox_1", DC_ITEMBOXSELECT)
;selectedsitenameIdx = DialogControlGet(MyDialog_Handle, "DropListBox_1", DC_POSITION)
selectednameIdx = itemLocate (selectedname, StrDropList, @Tab)
Message("",StrCat(selectedname," is in StrDropList Position: ",selectednameIdx))
return(RET_DO_DEFAULT)
endswitch ; MyDialog_Message
return(RET_DO_DEFAULT)
#EndSubroutine ; End of Dialog Callback MyDialogCallbackProc
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MyDialogFormat=`WWWDLGED,6.2`
MyDialogCaption=`WIL Dialog 1`
MyDialogX=116
MyDialogY=090
MyDialogWidth=130
MyDialogHeight=104
MyDialogNumControls=003
MyDialogProcedure=`MyDialogCallbackProc`
MyDialogFont=`DEFAULT`
MyDialogTextColor=`DEFAULT`
MyDialogBackground=`DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
MyDialogConfig=0
MyDialog001=`071,071,036,012,PUSHBUTTON,"PushButton_OK",DEFAULT,"OK",1,10,32,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
MyDialog002=`017,071,036,012,PUSHBUTTON,"PushButton_Cancel",DEFAULT,"Cancel",0,20,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
MyDialog003=`023,019,072,040,DROPLISTBOX,"DropListBox_1",dlVariable1,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,30,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT,DEFAULT`
ButtonPushed=Dialog("MyDialog")
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Exit
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:LoadConstants
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#DefineSubRoutine InitDialogConstants()
;DialogprocOptions Constants
MSG_INIT=0 ; The one-time initialization
MSG_TIMER=1 ; Timer event
MSG_BUTTONPUSHED=2 ; Pushbutton or Picturebutton
MSG_RADIOPUSHED=3 ; Radiobutton clicked
MSG_CHECKBOX=4 ; Checkbox clicked
MSG_EDITBOX=5 ; Editbox or Multilinebox
MSG_FILESELECT=6 ; Filelistbox
MSG_ITEMSELECT=7 ; Itembox
MSG_COMBOCHANGE=8 ; Combobox/Droplistbox
MSG_CALENDAR=9 ; Calendar date change
MSG_SPINNER=10 ; Spinner number change
MSG_CLOSEVIA49=11 ; Close clicked (Enabled via DialogProcOptions 1002
MSG_FILEBOXDOUBLECLICK=12 ; Get double-click message on a FileListBox
MSG_ITEMBOXDOUBLECLICK=13 ; Get double-click message on an ItemBox
MSG_COMEVENT=14 ; COMCONTROL Event notification from DialogObject (NOT DialogProcOptions)
MSG_MENUITEM=15 ; MenuItem selected
MSG_MENUITEMINIT=16 ; MenuItem initialized
MSG_RESIZE=17 ; Dialog resized
MSG_RVITEMSELROW=18 ; Reportview item select row
MSG_RVDBLCLICKROW=19 ; Reportview double-click row
MSG_RVCHECKEDITEM=20 ; Reportview checked/unchecked Item
MSG_RVITEMTEXT=21 ; Reportview changed text of first column
MSG_RVHEADER=22 ; Reportview header clicked
DPO_DISABLESTATE=1000 ; codes -1=GetSetting 0=EnableDialog 1=DisableDialog
DPO_CHANGEBACKGROUND=1001 ; -1=Get Current otherise bitmap or color string
DPO_CHANGESYSMENU=1002 ; -1=Get Current 0=none 1=close 2=close/min 3=close/max 4=close/min/max
DPO_CHANGETITLE=1003 ; Set/Get Dialog Title - (-1 to get)
DPO_GETNAME=1004 ; Returns the name associated with a control's number.
DPO_GETNUMBER=1005 ; Returns the number associated with a control's name.
DPO_GETCLIENTAREA=1007 ; Returns a space delimited list of the width and height of the client area.
;DialogControlState Constants
DCSTATE_SETFOCUS=1 ; Give Control Focus
DCSTATE_QUERYSTYLE=2 ; Query control's style
DCSTATE_ADDSTYLE=3 ; Add control style
DCSTATE_REMOVESTYLE=4 ; Remove control style
DCSTATE_GETFOCUS=5 ; Get control that has focus
DCSTATE_MOVEMOUSEOVER=6 ; Move the mouse over the control
DCSTYLE_DEFAULT=0 ; Set Default Style
DCSTYLE_INVISIBLE=1 ; Set Control Invisible
DCSTYLE_DISABLED=2 ; Set Control Disabled
DCSTYLE_NOUSERDATA=4 ; Note: Setable via DialogControlState function ONLY SPINNER control only
DCSTYLE_READONLY=8 ; Sets control to read-only (user cannot type in data) EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX SPINNER
DCSTYLE_PASSWORD=16 ; Sets 'password mode' where only *'s are displayed EDITBOX
DCSTYLE_DEFAULTBUTTON=32 ; Sets a button as the default button PUSHBUTTON PICTUREBUTTON
DCSTYLE_DIGITSONLY=64 ; Set edit box to accept digits only EDITMOX MULTILINEBOX
DCSTYLE_FLAT=128 ; Makes a 'flat' hyperlink-looking button PUSHBUTTON PICTUREBUTTON
DCSTYLE_NOADJUST=256 ; Turns off auto-height adjustment ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX
DCSTYLE_TEXTCENTER=512 ; Center text in control VARYTEXT STATICTEXT
DCSTYLE_TEXTRIGHT=1024 ; Flush-Right text in control VARYTEXT STATICTEXT
DCSTYLE_NOSELCURLEFT=2048 ; No selection, cursor left EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX
DCSTYLE_NOSELCURRIGHT=4096 ; No selection, cursor right EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX
DCSTYLE_SHIELD=8192 ; Display Security Shield icon on button (Vista only) PUSHBUTTON PICTUREBUTTON
DCSTYLE_MENUCHECK=32768 ; Adds a check mark to the left of a menu item MENUITEM
DCSTYLE_MENURADIO=65536 ; Adds a radio button like dot graphic to the left of a menu item MENUITEM
DCSTYLE_MENUSEP=131072 ; Separator bar graphic MENUITEM
DCSTYLE_MENUBREAK=262144 ; Column break MENUBAR
DCSTYLE_NOHEADER=524288 ; No header bar REPORTVIEW
DCSTYLE_COLHEADER=1048576 ; First row column header REPORTVIEW
DCSTYLE_GRIDLINES=2097152 ; Grid lines REPORTVIEW
DCSTYLE_SELONEROW=4194304 ; Only one row can be selected at a time REPORTVIEW
DCSTYLE_SELALLROW = 8388608 ; Highlight complete row REPORTVIEW
DCSTYLE_SORTASC=16777216 ; Ascending sort REPORTVIEW
DCSTYLE_SORTDESC=33554432 ; Descending sort REPORTVIEW
DCSTYLE_EDITCOL=67108864 ; Edit first columns text REPORTVIEW
DCSTYLE_COLCHECKBOX=134217728 ; Add checkbox to first column REPORTVIEW
DCSTYLE_INSHEADER=268435456 ; Include column header text REPORTVIEW
;DialogControlSet / DialogControlGet Constants
DC_CHECKBOX=1 ; CHECKBOX REPORTVIEW
DC_RADIOBUTTON=2 ; RADIOBUTTON
DC_EDITBOX=3 ; EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX
DC_TITLE=4 ; PICTURE RADIOBUTTON CHECKBOX PICTUREBUTTON VARYTEXT STATICTEXT GROUPBOX PUSHBUTTON MENUITEM
DC_ITEMBOXCONTENTS=5 ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX REPORTVIEW
DC_ITEMBOXSELECT=6 ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX REPORTVIEW
DC_CALENDAR=7 ; CALENDAR
DC_SPINNER=8 ; SPINNER
DC_MULTITABSTOPS=9 ; MULTILINEBOX
DC_ITEMSCROLLPOS=10 ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX
DC_BACKGROUNDCOLOR=11 ; RADIOBUTTON CHECKBOX VARYTEXT STATICTEXT GROUPBOX PUSHBUTTON ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX SPINNER EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX REPORTVIEW
DC_PICTUREBITMAP=12 ; PICTURE PICTUREBUTTON
DC_TEXTCOLOR=13 ; RADIOBUTTON CHECKBOX VARYTEXT STATICTEXT GROUPBOX PUSHBUTTON ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX SPINNER EDITBOX MULTILINEBOX REPORTVIEW
DC_ITEMBOXADD=14 ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX REPORTVIEW
DC_ITEMBOXREMOVE=15 ; ITEMBOX FILELISTBOX DROPLISTBOX REPORTVIEW
DC_RADIOVALUE=16 ; RADIOBUTTON
DC_POSITION=17 ; ALL CONTROLS (Except MENUBAR and MENUITEM)
DC_MENUNAMES=18 ; ALL CONTROLS
DC_HANDLE=19 ; ALL CONTROLS (Except MENUBAR and MENUITEM)
DC_RVCOLHEAD=20 ; REPORTVIEW
DC_RVCOLWIDTH=21 ; REPORTVIEW
DC_RVADDCOL=22 ; REPORTVIEW
DC_RVREMOVECOL=23 ; REPORTVIEW
DC_RVMATCHCOL=24 ; REPORTVIEW
DC_RVCANCELEDIT=25 ; REPORTVIEW
DC_RVCHECKEDROWS=26 ; REPORTVIEW
DC_RVJUSTIFY=27 ; REPORTVIEW
;DialogObject constants
DLGOBJECT_ADDEVENT=1 ; Call dialog callback when the specified event occurs
DLGOBJECT_STOPEVENT=2 ; Stop calling dialog callback when an event previously requested with
DLGOBJECT_GETOBJECT=3 ; Return an object references to the specified control
DLGOBJECT_GETPICTURE=4 ; Create and return an object reference to a picture object
;Return code constants
RET_DO_CANCEL=0 ; Cancels dialog
RET_DO_DEFAULT= -1 ; Continue with default processing for control
RET_DO_NOT_EXIT= -2 ; Do not exit the dialog
return
#EndSubroutine
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Return
Sorry, I am not following your response or I may not be asking the question the best way.
Is there a DialogControlGet that returns the selected Item from the Drop-down Combo Box? Using "ItemLocate" is similer to what I am trying to accomplish. Using the example I submitted in the other post, If I have the same name twice in the drop down, and select the second one, I need its position in the list returned.
In my ongoing effort to completely confuse all WinBatch users, I replaced the previous response with this one.
You need to specify the @csListOnly style for your Combo control unless you don't want a potential user to enter something that has no index. Then you need to make each entry unique which is a fairly trivial task. Just prepend or append a number to each entry. For example,
; Given this control contents
"1) Tom":@Tab:"2) Bob":@Tab:"3) Tom":@Tab:"4) Ray"
;do this in your event.
strSelected = DialogControlGet(ComBo_Handle, "DropListBox_1",@dcSelect)
Index = ItemExtract(1, strSelected, ')')
which embeds and extracts the index in the text.
Or you could consider using a different dialog control.
One option is a CommControl Extender I wrote. I think it will do what you are wanting. Here is a link.
http://www.jtdata.com/anonymous/CommControl.zip
Jim
Thanks TD! This is much more clear. Also, thanks JTaylor as well for the offer of the additional extender.
Jim's post reminded me that you could also just use the following in your event case to get the zero-based index of the selected item:
CB_GETCURSEL = 327
hWnd = DialogControlGet(Combo_Handle, "DropListBox_1",@dchWnd)
Index = DllCall('user32.dll', long:'SendMessageW', long:hWnd, long:CB_GETCURSEL, long:0, long:0)
Note that "Combo_Handle" is the dialog's window handle and not the "DropListBox" window handle.