Variable set string combo box?? to set from clipboard and prompt for new text?

[jbird]

Trying to have one dialog at beginning of macro that displays what was on the clipboard but gives user the chance to correct it, if needed. playing with : Variable set string from clipboard vs Variable set string prompt for value.

Is there a way to combine these into one dialog??

 

I.e.:

get var from clipboard

set to %T1%

display %T1% in dialog in editable field

let user modify %T1%

ok/cancel

revise %T1% to new text

 

 

[rberq]

Could you do it with two macros and Notepad? That is:

 

First macro opens Notepad and pastes the clipboard data, then exits.

User modifies data (or leaves it unmodified).

User starts second macro with hotkey combination. Second macro does Ctrl-a and Ctrl-c to highlight/copy contents of Notepad screen, then closes notepad and sets %T1%.

[acantor]

I think rberq's solution, or something like it, is what you are going to have to do. I don't know of a way to edit a message box (or other ME-generated window) on-the-fly.