Combo list controlles chr lenght in inputbox

[islandspapand]

Hello I am a noob to autoit and programming and have just startet a small project.

I have run into a problem I hope someone can help me with.

I have a GUI with a Inputbox & an Dropdown list(Combo list)

And what I want it to do is, when a name in the dropdown list is chosen, the inputbox gets a max charater length.

The different names in the dropdown list give different max charater length to the input box.

Here is a little exsample of what i have tried:

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>

#include <ComboConstants.au3>

#include <EditConstants.au3>

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$GUIRecovery = GUICreate("Test ", 241, 203, 352, 256)

$NextB = GUICtrlCreateButton("Next", 8, 168, 225, 33, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP), $WS_EX_STATICEDGE)

$PDROP = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 28, 32, 97, 25, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWNLIST,$CBS_AUTOHSCROLL))

GUICtrlSetData($PDROP, "Asus|Clevo|Dell|Fujitsu|HP|LG|Lenovo|MSI|Medion|Packard Bell|Samsung|Sony|Toshiba|Zepto|")

$OSDROP = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Win7", 128, 88, 97, 25, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWNLIST,$CBS_AUTOHSCROLL))

GUICtrlSetData($OSDROP, "Vista|XP")

$RLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel(" Model Nr:", 128, 120, 99, 17, $SS_CENTER)

$PNAVN = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Vælg PC Proucent", 128, 9, 101, 17)

$OSL = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Vælg OS Version", 128, 64, 94, 17)

$PDROPSTATE = GUICtrlRead($PDROP,1)

$OSDROPSTATE = GUICtrlRead($OSDROP,1)

If $PDROPSTATE = "Acer" Then

$DskName = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 128, 136, 105, 21,-1)

GUICtrlSetLimit($DskName, 5,4)

EndIf

If $PDROPSTATE = "HP" Then

$DskName = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 128, 136, 105, 21,-1)

GUICtrlSetLimit($DskName, 10,4)

EndIf

GUISetState()

While 1

$Msg = GUIGetMsg()

If $Msg = $GUI_Event_close Then

Exit

EndIf

If $Msg = $NextB Then

Exit

EndIf

WEnd

Help.au3

[Melba23]

islandspapand,

Welcome to the AutoIt forum.

I have made a few changes to your script and it should now run as you wish:

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#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>

; Set a couple of Global variables
Global $sCurrDROP = ""
Global $DskName = 9999 ; This is a placeholder value

$GUIRecovery = GUICreate("Test ", 241, 203, 352, 256)

$NextB = GUICtrlCreateButton("Next", 8, 168, 225, 33, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON, $WS_GROUP), $WS_EX_STATICEDGE)

$PDROP = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 28, 32, 97, 25, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWNLIST, $CBS_AUTOHSCROLL))
GUICtrlSetData($PDROP, "Asus|Clevo|Dell|Fujitsu|HP|LG|Lenovo|MSI|Medion|Packard Bell|Samsung|Sony|Toshiba|Zepto|")

$OSDROP = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Win7", 128, 88, 97, 25, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWNLIST, $CBS_AUTOHSCROLL))
GUICtrlSetData($OSDROP, "Vista|XP")

$PNAVN = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Vælg PC Proucent", 128, 9, 101, 17)
$OSL = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Vælg OS Version", 128, 64, 94, 17)

GUISetState()

While 1

    ; Better syntax for your GUIGetMsg loop !
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_Event_close
            Exit
        Case $NextB
            Exit
        Case $PDROP ; The combo edit was changed
            ; Check if combo has been altered and closed
            If GUICtrlRead($PDROP) <> $sCurrDROP Then

                ; Create the label and input the first time we use the combo
                If $DskName = 9999 Then
                    $RLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel(" Model Nr:", 128, 120, 99, 17, $SS_CENTER)
                    $DskName = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 128, 136, 105, 21, -1)
                EndIf
                ; Check combo value
                Switch GUICtrlRead($PDROP)
                    Case "Asus"
                        ConsoleWrite("Asus" & @CRLF) ; just for info
                        ; Adjust input limit as required
                        GUICtrlSetLimit($DskName, 5, 4)
                    Case "HP"
                        ConsoleWrite("HP" & @CRLF) ; just for info
                        ; Adjust input limit as required
                        GUICtrlSetLimit($DskName, 10, 4)
                EndSwitch
                ; Reset the current combo value
                $sCurrDROP = GUICtrlRead($PDROP)

            EndIf

    EndSwitch
    
    $OSDROPSTATE = GUICtrlRead($OSDROP, 1)

WEnd

I think the comments are self-explanatory, but please ask if not.

M23

[islandspapand]

M23

Thank you for the welcome and even more thanks for your help I really appreciate it.

It was exactly what I needed to move forward

I'll soon be posting my full script and i would appreciate it if you would look it over for any noob mistakes or if any process could be done easier.

Again thanks for your help and your time.

islandspapand.