ASK dialog box

[Peter Haworth]

if the result is "Cancel" then ....

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On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Randy Hengst <iowahengst at mac.com> wrote:

> Hi Klauss,
>
> Yes, I did find that Cancel put EMPTY into it.
>
> The catch is, so does selecting OK when the user leaves the dialog empty.
>
> I’d like to respond in different ways depending on the user selecting
> Cancel versus OK.
>
> I can’t find a way to trap for which button is pressed since in both cases
> it seems that EMPTY is placed in “it”
>
> Thoughts?
>
> be well,
> randy
>
> Randy Hengst
> www.classroomFocusedSoftware.com
>
>
> > On Nov 24, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Klaus major-k <klaus at major-k.de> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Randy,
> >
> >> Am 24.11.2015 um 18:44 schrieb Randy Hengst <iowahengst at mac.com>:
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> I’ve include an ASK command in a new app.
> >>
> >> It was my understanding (though I don’t see this in the dictionary)
> that “Cancel” is placed in the “it” variable when the user selects “Cancel."
> >> However, the “it” variable seems to be empty… which is the same way
> “it” appears when no information is entered into the ASK dialog box and
> “OK” is pressed.
> >> I’d like to do one thing when the user “Cancels” and another when the
> user simply leaves the dialog blank, but presses OK.
> >> Is there a way to discern between an “OK” with no information added and
> a “Cancel”?
> >
> > If the user hits „Cancel":
> > IT = EMPTY
> > the result = Cancel
> > :-)
> >
> >> be well,
> >> randy
> >>
> >> Randy Hengst
> >> www.classroomFocusedSoftware.com
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Klaus
> >
> > --
> > Klaus Major
> > http://www.major-k.de
> > klaus at major-k.de
> >
> >
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