How can I set a variable to collect its contents from a window control?

Example: A user types in "test" in a text area, called "EdtMessage", within a script window.  When they click Save, it is stored in a variable called "message", and a toast appears with the "test" message inside.

jscript code:

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var message;

function OnYourWindowIdEvent_CtrlClicked(objWnd, strControlId) {
    switch(strControlId) {
        case "BtnSave":
            message = objWnd.GetControlText("EdtMessage");
            MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Your script", message);
            // want to close the window? uncomment the following line
            // objWnd.Close(1);
            break;
    }
}

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Works great, thanks! 

Another question.  Well, three linked questions.  How can you create a window resizable in width but not height?  Can you set a default, maximum and minimum size for it?  And can you set a control (like a text box) width to 100%, so that it stretches across the whole window all the time?

You are going to need to use the following

xml code:

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<Window>
    <Position>
        <Resizable Allowed="Verticle">
            <MinWidth>50</MinWidth>
            <MinHeight>50</MinHeight>
        </Resizable>
    </Position>
</Window>

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Okay, thanks.

And another thing...  going back to the original question, I have a window for my Instant Response script so that you can change the message/timer.  Is it possible for it to show the current message/timer, set by the user, in the text box by default?

jscript code:

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objWnd.SetControlText("EdtTimer", strYourTextToSet);

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Okay, but...

1) What function would that be?  Would it be like "function OnWndTimerEvent_Created(objWnd, strControlId)", or does it go in the "function OnWndTimerEvent_CtrlClicked(objWnd, strControlId)"?
2) Do I replace "YourTextToSet" with the script variable?

Well you would want to set the text after the widow loads right...

And yes the the second question...

Argh...  nothing's happening! 

I've looked in the Scripting Documentation, and there isn't a function for "on the opening of a window", so how do I do it?

You are correct there is no event for a window created... but when you create a Window you can assign the Windows object to a variable...

js code:

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var s = 'this is some text';
var oMyWindow = MsgPlus.CreateWnd('...', '...');
oMyWindow.SetControlText('NameOfTheControl', s);

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Finally, it works! 

Although, how do you use this on a check box?  Can it be applied to a true/false variable, because I have tried that, and that doesn't seem to do anything, in terms of what it's supposed to.

Perhaps the code below will help to explain.  This is the bit where it does commands based on what button you press.  The highlighted bit refers to a checkbox in a window.

js code:

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var settingEnable = false;
var settingMessage = "/nudge";
var settingTimer = "1000";
var setnoteMesCmd = true;
var setMsgPlusAM = true;
var setSignInAlert = true;

function OnWndControlEvent_CtrlClicked(objWnd, strControlId)
{
    switch(strControlId)
    {
        case "BtnEnable":
            if (settingEnable)
            {
            }
            else
            {
                settingEnable = true;
                var Message = "Activation: enabled";
                Message = MsgPlus.RemoveFormatCodes(Message);
                MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Instant Response", Message);
                Debug.Trace("Instant Response  |  Activation: enabled");
            }
            break;
        case "BtnDisable":
            if (settingEnable)
            {
                settingEnable = false;
                var Message = "Activation: disabled";
                Message = MsgPlus.RemoveFormatCodes(Message);
                MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Instant Response", Message);
                Debug.Trace("Instant Response  |  Activation: disabled");
            }
            else
            {
            }
            break;
        case "BtnSave":
            if (settingMessage==objWnd.GetControlText("EditMessage"))
            {
            }
            else if (objWnd.GetControlText("EditMessage") == "")
            {
                var Message = "New message was not set:\n message was left blank!";
                Message = MsgPlus.RemoveFormatCodes(Message);
                MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Instant Response", Message);
                Debug.Trace("Instant Response  |  New message was not set: message was left blank!");
            }
            else
            {
                settingMessage = objWnd.GetControlText("EditMessage");
                var Message = "New message: " + settingMessage;
                Message = MsgPlus.RemoveFormatCodes(Message);
                MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Instant Response", Message);
                Debug.Trace("Instant Response  |  New message: " + settingMessage);
                setnoteMesCmd = (/^\/[^\s\/]+\s*[\s\S]*$/.test(settingMessage));
                objWnd.Close(1);
                break;
            }
            if (settingTimer==objWnd.GetControlText("EditTimer"))
            {
                var Message = "New timer was not set:\n timer was left blank!";
                Message = MsgPlus.RemoveFormatCodes(Message);
                MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Instant Response", Message);
                Debug.Trace("Instant Response  |  New timer was not set: timer was left blank!");
            }
            else if (objWnd.GetControlText("EditTimer")=="")
            {
                var Message = "New timer was not set:\n timer was left blank!";
                Message = MsgPlus.RemoveFormatCodes(Message);
                MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Instant Response", Message);
                Debug.Trace("Instant Response  |  New timer was not set: timer was left blank!");
            }
            else if (objWnd.GetControlText("EditTimer")<100)
            {
                var Message = "New timer was not set:\ntimer was under 100ms!";
                Message = MsgPlus.RemoveFormatCodes(Message);
                MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Instant Response", Message);
                Debug.Trace("Instant Response  |  New timer was not set: timer was under 100ms!");
            }
            else if (typeof parseInt(objWnd.GetControlText("EditTimer")) === 'number' ? parseInt(objWnd.GetControlText("EditTimer")) : 0)
            {
                settingTimer = objWnd.GetControlText("EditTimer");
                var Message = "New timer: " + settingTimer + "ms";
                Message = MsgPlus.RemoveFormatCodes(Message);
                MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Instant Response", Message);
                Debug.Trace("Instant Response  |  New timer: " + settingTimer + " milliseconds");
                objWnd.Close(1);
                break;
            }
            else
            {
                var Message = "New timer was not set:\ntimer used invalid characters!";
                Message = MsgPlus.RemoveFormatCodes(Message);
                MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Instant Response", Message);
                Debug.Trace("Instant Response  |  New timer was not set: timer used invalid characters!");   
            }
>>>            if (setMsgPlusAM==objWnd.GetControlText("ChkPlusAMStyle"))<<<
>>>            { <<<
>>>            } <<<
>>>            else <<<
>>>            { <<<
>>>                setMsgPlusAM = objWnd.GetControlText("ChkPlusAMStyle"); <<<
>>>                var Message = "Plus! style: " + setMsgPlusAM; <<<
>>>                Message = MsgPlus.RemoveFormatCodes(Message); <<<
>>>                MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Instant Response", Message); <<<
>>>                Debug.Trace("Instant Response  |  Plus! style: " + setMsgPlusAM); <<<
>>>            } <<<
            objWnd.Close(1);
        case "BtnCancel":
            objWnd.Close(1);
            break;
    }
}

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No offense but you need to read the documentation...

Button_SetCheckedState
Button_IsChecked

Ok, I get it now.  Thanks...

And I will check through the Documentation first, next time...