Check value of multiple ComboBoxes

[Maikey81]

Is it possible to check the value of a ComboBox against the values of other ComboBoxes?

The only thing I can think of is by making an IF statement for each of the ComboBoxes. But that means I'm getting a lot of code, because I have 10 combo boxes.

Goal is to check if the selected value is not the same as the value in one of the other ComboBoxes.

[ZacUSNYR]

You need to think with an array. You DO have to check all combos. But if you keep all the controls in an array you can run the array through a loop.

An example I tossed together.

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
Global $ahCombo[10][2]
$t = 25
Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
$hGUI = GUICreate("ComboTest", 500, 500)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_Exit")
For $i = 0 To UBound($ahCombo) - 1
 $ahCombo[$i][0] = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 10, $t, 150, 20)
 GUICtrlSetData(-1, "Choice1|Choice2|Choice3|Choice4|Choice5|Choice6|Choice7|Choice8|Choice9|Choice10|Choice11|Choice12")
 GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_ComboSelection")
 $t += 25
Next
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGUI)
While 1
    Sleep(10)
WEnd
Func _ComboSelection()
 Local $sComboTxt
 Local $iExists = 0
 For $i = 0 To UBound($ahCombo) - 1
  If @GUI_CTRLID = $ahCombo[$i][0] Then
   $sComboTxt = GUICtrlRead(@GUI_CTRLID)
   For $n = 0 To UBound($ahCombo) - 1
    If $ahCombo[$n][1] = $sComboTxt Then
     $iExists = 1
     GUICtrlSetBkColor($ahCombo[$n][0], 0xFF0000)
     GUICtrlSetState($ahCombo[$n][0], $GUI_FOCUS)
     ExitLoop
    Else
     GUICtrlSetBkColor($ahCombo[$n][0], 0xFFFFFF)
     GUICtrlSetState($ahCombo[$n][0], $GUI_FOCUS)
     ContinueLoop
    EndIf
   Next
   If $iExists Then
    GUICtrlSetBkColor($ahCombo[$i][0], 0xFF0000)
    GUICtrlSetState($ahCombo[$i][0], $GUI_FOCUS)
   Else
    GUICtrlSetBkColor($ahCombo[$i][0], 0xFFFFFF)
    GUICtrlSetState($ahCombo[$i][0], $GUI_FOCUS)
    $ahCombo[$i][1] = $sComboTxt
   EndIf
   ExitLoop
  EndIf
 Next
EndFunc
Func _Exit()
    Exit
EndFunc

Edited March 15, 2012 by ZacUSNYR

[ZacUSNYR]

heh that's a little broken but it gets the gist of it down for ya.