I can't make GUICtrlRead() as i expect

[Obviator]

Here's a quick thing that i just can't make work correctly. Put a screen up to capture a user's input. Force that input to lowercase and put it in a variable to replace at a certain place in a third file. My problem is that i cannot get the user's input to tell me anything other than "3." i HAVE to be doing something wrong but darned if i can spot it.

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#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ###
Form=f:\vuwin60\form1.kxf
Local $Form1, $txtInput, $btnOK, $btnCancel, $Label1
 
$Form1 = GUICreate("Enter User ID", 335, 90, -1, -1)  ;343, 140);, $WS_SYSMENU)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "Form1Close")
 
$txtInput = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 256, 16, 65, 21)
;GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "txtInputChange")
 
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Please input your IWIMS User ID:", 8, 16, 232, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
;GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "Label1Click")
 
$btnOK = GUICtrlCreateButton("&Ok", 32, 48, 100, 30, $BS_NOTIFY)
;GUICtrlSetResizing(-1, $GUI_DOCKHCENTER+$GUI_DOCKVCENTER+$GUI_DOCKWIDTH+$GUI_DOCKHEIGHT)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "btnOKClick")
 
$btnCancel = GUICtrlCreateButton("&Cancel", 200, 48, 100, 30, $BS_NOTIFY)
;GUICtrlSetResizing(-1, $GUI_DOCKHCENTER+$GUI_DOCKVCENTER+$GUI_DOCKWIDTH+$GUI_DOCKHEIGHT)
 
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "btnCancelClick")
 
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
 
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###
 
While 1
     Sleep(100)
WEnd
 
Func btnCancelClick()
     Exit
EndFunc
 
Func btnOKClick()
     GUICtrlRead($txtInput)
     ConsoleWrite($txtInput & @crlf & StringLen($txtInput) & @CRLF)
     Exit
EndFunc
 
Func Form1Close()
     Exit
EndFunc

Can someone please straighten me out here? i expect the lowercase of whatever the user types in, not just "3."

Thanks,

Dave

[BrewManNH]

You aren't displaying the text in the input, you're displaying the control ID for the input.

Func btnOKClick()
     $Temp = GUICtrlRead($txtInput)
     ConsoleWrite($Temp & @crlf & StringLen($Temp) & @CRLF)
     Exit
EndFunc

[Obviator]

Thanks BrewManNH! Another case of "do what i mean, not what i say" programming!

Dave