Hello Statalisters,
I am experiencing a problem with how the strings are handled in the
dialogs (Stata 9). The attached code makes the problem apparent.
To reproduce the problem:
1. save the file into test_combo.dlg
2. db test_combo
3. When any item is selected, its name appears in the Stata results window
4. When "Other" is selected, a message will pop-up "We are OK"
5. Now replace "Other" with "Other...". Notice that it must be changed 2 times.
6. discard
7. db test_combo
8. When any item is selected, its name appears in the Stata results window
9. When "Other" is selected, the message DOES NOT pop-up.
The problem relates to using points in the values. I want to notify a
user that a new dialog window will open if a particular value is
selected among the choices (which is conventionally done by placing
"..." after it).
Is there any quick fix to it?
Best regards,
Sergiy Radyakin
/* test_combo.dlg */
VERSION 9
SYNCHRONOUS_ONLY
POSITION 300 100 300 100
DIALOG main, label("Stata 9 combobox problem")
BEGIN
COMBOBOX cb1 30 10 100 ., contents(ls_combovalues)
onselchange("program combo_changed") dropdownlist
END
LIST ls_combovalues
BEGIN
"First"
"Second"
"Third"
"Other"
END
SCRIPT PREINIT
BEGIN
create BOOLEAN AfterInit
END
SCRIPT POSTINIT
BEGIN
AfterInit.settrue
END
PROGRAM combo_changed
BEGIN
if AfterInit {
put `"di as result ""' main.cb1 `"""'
stata hidden
if main.cb1.iseq("Other") {
stopbox note "We are OK"
}
}
END
// -- EOF(test_combo.dlg) --
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