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set text field value when button is clicked

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2010-05-03 16:55:41
smilem
Registered: Apr 1 2008
Posts: 101

Should be simple but just doesn't work somehow:

I have button that needs to check if textfield boldval value is 0 if true then set it to 1 else do the "else" part of the script:

set a textfield named boldval to 1 if it's value is 0
//check if boldval textfield value is 0
if (boldval.rawValue == "0")
//if value is not 0 set it to 1
{
boldval.rawvalue = "1";

}
else
{
boldval.rawvalue = "0";

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2010-05-04 00:49:56
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try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2399
You're using the wrong operator. In the comment you write "//if value is not 0 set it to 1", but you use the equals (==) operator. Change the first line to:

if (boldval.rawValue != "0")

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2010-05-04 13:41:16
#2
smilem
Registered: Apr 1 2008
Posts: 101
The equals (==) operator is used to evaluate if both variables are the same, and the if statement should work accordingly to this evaluation


Well it doesn't work, but I managed to make it work using checkbox like this:

if (CheckBox2.rawValue == "0" )
{
CheckBox2.rawValue = 1;
}
else
{
CheckBox2.rawValue = 0;
}

And on form initialize I have this:

if (CheckBox2.rawValue == "1" )
{
Button9.fillColor = "222,229,255"
}
else
{
Button9.fillColor = "212,208,200"
}

How to make the same the textfield?
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2010-05-07 05:17:16
#3
smilem
Registered: Apr 1 2008
Posts: 101
anyone?

I can ask it in different way:
What code I need to use in button click event to make an empty text field display "ABC123"

this does not work:

CheckBox2.rawValue = ABC123;
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