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From: colin_fox@ice.outbound.wimsey.bc.ca (Colin Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: ActivateGadget in Requesters
Message-ID: <colin_fox.0215@ice.outbound.wimsey.bc.ca>
Date: 18 Apr 91 22:01:50 GMT
Organization: Animatrix
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>In article <1991Apr17.151553.29314@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> jwb@cis.ksu.edu (Jeff
>W. Brogden) writes:
>>
>>I am trying to get a single string gadget to auto select in a requester when
>>the requester first comes up.  I call Request(Window), and then
>>do a ActivateGadget(&Gadget, Window, Requester), but every time, 
>>ActivateGadget returns a FALSE.

Why not use req.library? It was created to overcome the deficiencies in the
Amiga requester system. GetString will allow you to get a string from the
user.

If you need more info on req.library, e-mail me.

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