String and text box

[brianh]

If I would like to assign the value of a text box text's property to a string how owuld I do it?

Example:

dim str as string

str = text1.text

is this correct?

[d.paulson]

that's good

[brianh]

What I am doing is the following:

Dim strname As String
Dim strid As String

strid = txtemail.Text
strname = txtNameofDoc.Text

'Loadline$ = "g:\digisend\mailto.exe -u digisend -h dshs.wa.gov -m test -d [email protected] -s Test"

Loadline$ = "g:\digisend\mailto.exe -u digisend -h dshs.wa.gov -m test -d strid -s strname"

Shell Loadline$

In the first loadline statement I am hardcoding in the values. In the second I am trying to use the text properties to get the information. It is not working the second way. Any ideas?

[d.paulson]

Loadline$ = "g:\digisend\mailto.exe -u digisend -h dshs.wa.gov -m test -d " & strid & "-s " & strname

[brianh]

It did not work, should I put everything in () or should I maybe try putting everything between ""'s? What do you think?

[brianh]

Another thing to wonder...Does DOS take string values. I aknow that this should be an obvious yes but I am willing to try anything.

[d.paulson]

Put a breakpoint in, and in the immediate window type Print LoadLine$. Make sure it is in the right format. Taking a second look at the string I think you may need to put a space in before the -s.
Loadline$ = "g:\digisend\mailto.exe -u digisend -h dshs.wa.gov -m test -d " & strid & " -s " & strname
' ^

[D12Bit]

Hi,
Just an observation...

Why don't verify that the string Loadline$ has all the text
after the concatenation, and the concatenation with the Ampersand (&) was successfull?

Just sending to a text box will be enough.

And one more thing i like to be short with things and
when you referr to a textbox it's not necessary to put the
.text of it, it will take as default the content of .text like
this: Str=Text1 equals to Str=Text1.Text

Well, it works for me.

Saludos...



OOOPSSSSS.....!!!!
I think i sleep before sending my comment... Sorry


[Edited by D12Bit on 11-15-2000 at 09:08 PM]

[brianh]

I am not sure I understand you comment?

[d.paulson]

Paste this in. It produces the string that you wanted.

loadline$ = "g:\digisend\mailto.exe -u digisend -h dshs.wa.gov -m test -d " & strid & " -s " & strname

[brianh]

It worked, I was looking at it and I probably figured it out right when you did. The space at the end???? Anyway, thank you very much.

Brian