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From: Scott_Velez@mindlink.bc.ca (Scott Velez)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.rexx
Subject: Re: RexxArpLib
Message-ID: <6143@mindlink.bc.ca>
Date: 5 Jun 91 00:48:04 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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> patrick_meloy@icecave.wimsey.bc.ca writes:
> 
> I've been playing with the (amiga) rexxarplib (v2.5) and am having trouble
> with
> refreshgadgets(). According to the docs I have (up to 2.3) the calling
> sequence is simply 'call RefreshGadgets(controlport)'. this would imply that
> calling the function will refresh ALL gadgets associated with the named
> controlport (fine by me :). Unfortunately nothing happens...
> 
> What I'm trying to do is update the contents of string gadgets (I'm writing a
> user editor for our BBS you see). I change the contents of the strings used
> in the gadgets, then call RefreshGadgets().
> 
> Perhaps someone out there in netland can assist me with this?.
> 

I think you have to RemoveGadget(), change your string, and then AddGadget() it
back. At least this is what I did with my function key editor for VLT
(VLTFKEYS).

 Scott 
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