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I was able to pull data from my ini file to the combobox, but now I'm stuck on how to tell if which item is selected.

[ini file]

[Justin]
User:JThon
 
[James]
User:JTim
 
[John]
User:JLee

 

So my goal is if combobox item selected John then msgbox "User name is JLee". I know the message part, but what I don't know is how to tell if John is being selected in the combo. If combox is a bad example for this project; do give me a better way of manipulate this project.

my code is

#include-once
; -- Created with ISN Form Studio 2 for ISN AutoIt Studio -- ;
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Include <GuiButton.au3>
#include <GUIListview.au3>
#include <GUIListBox.au3>

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Exit")

;Will need to create to read it from external file

$TVID = GUICreate("TVID",331,374,-1,-1,-1,-1)
$nameinput = GUICtrlCreateInput("Search By Name",20,20,185,30,-1,512)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1,12,400,0,"MS Sans Serif")
$bsearch = GUICtrlCreateButton("Search",210,20,100,30,-1,-1)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1,12,400,0,"MS Sans Serif")
$namelist = GUICtrlCreateCombo("",20,60,290,149,-1,512)
$bconnect = GUICtrlCreateButton("Connect To PC",20,255,290,30,-1,-1)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1,12,400,0,"MS Sans Serif")
$pwdinput = GUICtrlCreateInput("Input Password if different from default",20,220,290,28,-1,512)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1,12,400,0,"MS Sans Serif")
$bexit = GUICtrlCreateButton("E X I T",110,301,100,57,-1,-1)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

;Get Items from files
$file = @ScriptDir & "\IDs\TVid.ini"
Dim $newvalue, $userlist, $IDs, $userlist[10], $IDs[10]
$sections = IniReadSectionNames($file)

If @error Then
    MsgBox(4096, "", "Error occured, probably no INI file.")
Else
    For $i = 1 To $sections[0]
        $newvalue = $newvalue & $sections[$i] & "|"
    Next
    GUICtrlSetData($namelist, StringTrimRight($newvalue, 1))
EndIf

while 1


$nMsg = GUIGetMsg()


Switch $nMsg
    Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        _Exit()
    Case $bexit

        _Exit()
    case $bconnect
        Connection()
    case $bsearch

EndSwitch
WEnd

Func Searcher()
    
    ;This is where I need it to find rather which item in the list is selected and then display its user name.
    
Exit ;Erase or comment upon finished code

EndFunc


Func Connection()
Exit ;Erase or comment upon finished code


EndFunc

Func _Exit()

    Exit
EndFunc

Msgbox(0, "Hate", "Just hate it when I post a question and find my own answer after a couple tries. But if I don't post the question, I can't seem to resolve it at all.")
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This what you want?

#include-once
; -- Created with ISN Form Studio 2 for ISN AutoIt Studio -- ;
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Include <GuiButton.au3>
#include <GUIListview.au3>
#include <GUIListBox.au3>

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Exit")

;Will need to create to read it from external file

$TVID = GUICreate("TVID",331,374,-1,-1,-1,-1)
$nameinput = GUICtrlCreateInput("Search By Name",20,20,185,30,-1,512)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1,12,400,0,"MS Sans Serif")
$bsearch = GUICtrlCreateButton("Search",210,20,100,30,-1,-1)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1,12,400,0,"MS Sans Serif")
$namelist = GUICtrlCreateCombo("",20,60,290,149,-1,512)
$bconnect = GUICtrlCreateButton("Connect To PC",20,255,290,30,-1,-1)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1,12,400,0,"MS Sans Serif")
$pwdinput = GUICtrlCreateInput("Input Password if different from default",20,220,290,28,-1,512)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1,12,400,0,"MS Sans Serif")
$bexit = GUICtrlCreateButton("E X I T",110,301,100,57,-1,-1)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

;Get Items from files
$file = @ScriptDir & "\IDs\TVid.ini"
Dim $newvalue, $userlist, $IDs, $userlist[10], $IDs[10]
$sections = IniReadSectionNames($file)

If @error Then
    MsgBox(4096, "", "Error occured, probably no INI file.")
Else
    For $i = 1 To $sections[0]
        $newvalue = $newvalue & $sections[$i] & "|"
    Next
    GUICtrlSetData($namelist, StringTrimRight($newvalue, 1))
EndIf

while 1


$nMsg = GUIGetMsg()


Switch $nMsg
    Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        _Exit()
    Case $bexit

        _Exit()
    case $bconnect
        Connection()
    case $bsearch

    Case $namelist
        ConsoleWrite("Selected: " & GUICtrlRead($namelist) & @CRLF)

EndSwitch
WEnd

Func Searcher()

    ;This is where I need it to find rather which item in the list is selected and then display its user name.

Exit ;Erase or comment upon finished code

EndFunc


Func Connection()
Exit ;Erase or comment upon finished code


EndFunc

Func _Exit()

    Exit
EndFunc
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Melba23 Universalist

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asianqueen,

Just look for the combo being actioned - no need for the input or button: :)

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Exit")

$TVID = GUICreate("TVID", 331, 374, -1, -1, -1, -1)
GUISetFont(12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

$namelist = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 20, 60, 290, 149, -1, 512)
$bconnect = GUICtrlCreateButton("Connect To PC", 20, 255, 290, 30, -1, -1)
$pwdinput = GUICtrlCreateInput("Input Password if different from default", 20, 220, 290, 28, -1, 512)
$bexit = GUICtrlCreateButton("E X I T", 110, 301, 100, 57, -1, -1)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

;Get Items from files
$file = @ScriptDir & "\TVid.ini"
Dim $newvalue, $userlist, $IDs, $userlist[10], $IDs[10]
$sections = IniReadSectionNames($file)

If @error Then
    MsgBox(4096, "", "Error occured, probably no INI file.")
Else
    For $i = 1 To $sections[0]
        $newvalue = $newvalue & $sections[$i] & "|"
    Next
    GUICtrlSetData($namelist, StringTrimRight($newvalue, 1))
EndIf

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, $bexit ; Multiple items are allowed here <<<<<<
            _Exit()
        Case $bconnect
            Connection()
        Case $namelist ; Combo actioned <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
            MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Username", IniRead($file, GUICtrlRead($namelist), "User", "Error"))
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func Connection()
    Exit ;Erase or comment upon finished code
EndFunc   ;==>Connection

Func _Exit()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_Exit

You will have to amend your ini file to use "=" rather then ":", otherwise you will need to write your own function instead of using IniRead. ;)

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I see... The reason I'm using a button is because I plan to use it to call a function.

For example:

If John is selected, call function connect to his pc, etc... So incase if I accidently click on James, I can cancel the msgbox and it does nothing. Else if I click Yes, it calls the function. Let me know if this isn't understantable so I can rephrase it.

So in my opinion, I would think it's close to:

if GUICtrlRead($namelist) == IniRead($file, "Justin", "") then MsgBox(0, "Justin Username is Jhon", "Bingo", 2)

 

but it doesn't work.

Edited by asianqueen 

Msgbox(0, "Hate", "Just hate it when I post a question and find my own answer after a couple tries. But if I don't post the question, I can't seem to resolve it at all.")
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OK, now that you've defined what you want to do, what is your question?

 

I think I resolved my issue, but run into something weird. It works, but why does it prompt me 3 times with this code? I know in the ini files; it contain 3 section, but shouldn't it match $namelist to one of those 3 section ini only?

        $bArray = IniReadSectionNames($file)
        if not @error Then
            for $a = 1 to $bArray[0]
                    if GUICtrlRead($namelist) = $bArray[2] Then MsgBox(0, "Got It", "Bingo", 2)
        Next
        EndIf

EDIT: Figured... I need to put the code outside the loop... hahahaaa dumb me!

Thanks Melba and Geir.

Edited by asianqueen 

Msgbox(0, "Hate", "Just hate it when I post a question and find my own answer after a couple tries. But if I don't post the question, I can't seem to resolve it at all.")
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