getpopupdata

Purpose

Get data from a popup window invoked by a call to exittopopup() in a preceding pass of an analyzer.

Syntax

return_str = getpopupdata()

return_str - Data the user typed into the popup window

Returns

The data from user type-in.

Remarks

The Database1 sample analyzer illustrates use of this function to interactively query a database. The interactive() function is useful for determining if the analyzer is running inside VisualText or not.

Example

# A pass of the analyzer.

@CODE

if (interactive())

exittopopup("Enter database statement:","askfortext");

@@CODE

# A subsequent pass of the analyzer.

@CODE

if (interactive())

G("command") = getpopupdata();

else

G("command") = "SELECT * FROM table33;";