What does SelectString really do in ControlCommand?

[jruelan]

can SelectString select the string "testOnly" in a combo box.. here's the script

ControlCommand($winTitle,$winText,$guiControl,"SelectString","test")

I only used "test", can SelectString find the string i want in the combo box? tnx anyone

"SelectString", 'string' Sets selection according to string in a ListBox or ComboBox

I am quite confused in the API

Edited November 8, 2007 by jruelan

[zerobazar]

Hi,

You may want to use GuiCombo.au3 UDF which will give you much more functions to play with Combo Box (rather than struggling with controlcommand).

Here is the example taken directly from the help file for _GUICtrlComboSelectString function. It should help you.

#include <GuiConstants.au3>
#include <GuiCombo.au3>

Opt('MustDeclareVars',1)

Dim $Label,$Input,$Btn_Search,$Combo,$Btn_Exit,$Status,$msg,$ret

GuiCreate("ComboBox Select String", 392, 254)

$Label = GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Enter Search String", 20, 20, 120, 20)
$Input = GuiCtrlCreateInput("", 160, 20, 180, 20)
$Btn_Search = GuiCtrlCreateButton("Search", 160, 50, 90, 30)
$Combo = GuiCtrlCreateCombo("", 70, 100, 270, 100,$CBS_SIMPLE)
GUICtrlSetData($Combo,"AutoIt|v3|is|freeware|BASIC-like|scripting|language")
$Btn_Exit = GuiCtrlCreateButton("Exit", 150, 200, 90, 30)
$Status = GUICtrlCreateLabel("",0,234,392,20,BitOR($SS_SUNKEN,$SS_CENTER))
GuiSetState()
While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Or $msg = $Btn_Exit
            ExitLoop
        Case $msg = $Btn_Search
            If(StringLen(GUICtrlRead($Input)) > 0) Then
                $ret = _GUICtrlComboSelectString($Combo,-1,GUICtrlRead($Input))
                If($ret <> $CB_ERR) Then
                    GUICtrlSetData($Status,'Found "' & GUICtrlRead($Input) & '" at index: ' & $ret)
                Else
                    GUICtrlSetData($Status,'"' & GUICtrlRead($Input) & '" Not Found')
                EndIf
            EndIf
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit

Search AutoIt help file with GuiCombo Management in the User defined Functions chapter.

Regards.