inputselect()

[TheQwerty]

No, you are dreaming.

While that whole grouping format may be high hopes, it would be nice if it were possible to insert separators into the list.

For instance:

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text( inputselect("Select Destination".<crlf>."Choose drive:", "C:|D:|E:|-|\\server1|\\server2"));

Instead of a single '-' that could be expanded to a full on separator the width of the list and hopefully it would be possible to prevent it from being selected. Thus allowing us to give it the appearance of groups.

[Stefan]

v9.50.0103 (i didn't check this with earlier version)

It seams after adding an another parameter the parser now split one para too less:

inputselect(header, listdata, [separator=|], [style=1], [cancel], [width=600], [height=400], [windowcaption])

Try this:

::text inputselect("Select Drives", "C:|+D:|E:", , 3, "-", 400, 200, "My Caption");
You will get '200' as caption

::text inputselect("Select Drives", "C:|+D:|E:", , 3, "-", , , "My Caption");
You will get no caption at all

::text inputselect("Select Drives", "C:|+D:|E:", , 3, "-", 200, "My Caption");
You will get the wanted caption





2.) In the help:
Use checkboxes and icons (1 OR 2 = 3):
should read
Use checkboxes and icons (1 AND 2 = 3):
isn't it?





3. BTW) I don't know how to implement
but for the case i use longer listdata tokens (i mean the items between the | pipe-signs)
it would be nice to get just the selected token number(s) returned
instead of the whole long token itself.
Maybe as Style = 4 ?
So i can check If (return <= 3) {then} and such.
But i guess this is from lower interest for you

EDIT:
ok, so i see now i can do it like this:

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$RETURN=0;

   $Choice1 = "No1 with an long describtion";
   $Choice2 = "Second entry: do nothing, just end";
   $Choice3 = "Third possibility";
   $Choice4 = "Just make coffee";
   $Choice5 = "And there was sound!...";
   $Choice6 = "Ask me again..."; //will only work if this script is an file

   ////inputselect(header, listdata, [separa=|], [style=1], [cancel], [width], [height], [caption])
   $ASK = inputselect("Chose one of this choices:", 
          $Choice1|$Choice2|$Choice3|$Choice4|$Choice5|$Choice6 , ,  , "Canceled", 200, 250, "Choices Test Dialog");

      If ($ASK==$Choice1){msg "Your choice is: No1"; $RETURN=1;}
      If ($ASK==$Choice2){; $RETURN=2;}
      If ($ASK==$Choice3){msg "OK, OK, choice number 3."; $RETURN=3;}
      If ($ASK==$Choice4){makecoffee; $RETURN=4;}
      If ($ASK==$Choice5){ while($loop<3){   beep; beep 1000, 200;beep 1200, 400;     incr $loop;    wait 500; }  $RETURN=5; }
      If ($ASK==$Choice6){ setting "AllowRecursion"; self $ScriptFile, file; Load $ScriptFile, Store; break; $RETURN=6;}
      If ($ASK=="Canceled"){ msg "Canceld by user"; $RETURN=7;}

If ($RETURN < 3){ msg "It was one of the first two choices."}
If ($RETURN==4){ //make more coffee }

/EDIT

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[admin]

1) yes, indeed, wow! Fixed.

2) no, these are binary operations. 1 OR 2 = 3 is correct. 1 AND 2 = 0.