Hi CV,
On Jun 21, 2006, at 10:29 AM, CV wrote:
But, just curious, why does this raise an issue of 'consistency'
with Rb? Using Control() to loop through a window's controls to
identify the class of an instance, then querying its attributes, is
fundamental and well documented.
Because, as I said, in some places, one does one thing to get an
answer in another instance, one does something different.
Case in point....
....in MOST instances, one would call upon a property within a
control to get the necessary information; e.g.,
theWindow.theEditField.Text to get the text within an EditField item.
However, in THIS instance, one has to go through the Controls. And
even there, there is a difference between getting the text out of an
EditField control and getting the Value of a RadioButton. Or it could
be the way I was comprehending what people on the ListServ were
passing me. There IS more than one way to skin the proverbial cat.
As for the querying attributes being 'well documented'....
...WHERE is that?
After pouring over the documentation for several hours, I could not
find where these sorts of esoteric calls are 'well documented'. At
least not from the perspective of a neophyte like myself. Maybe I
just flat-out missed it in the Users Guide. Then again, maybe the
Users Guide should be expanded upon.
If the former, shame on me. If the latter, it would be in REAL Soft's
interest to do such a thing and make their excellent product even
more accessible to the aspiring young entrepreneurs of the
programming world.
Regards,
Chuck
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