Assuming you are trying to save and restore data from the Editor  
window and not the about window (original post is not clear on this  
point), the statement: save$ = EDIT$(_cEdit) would only work if the  
current output window is the Editor window.  There is no evidence in  
the code indicating this is true. I'm reluctant to contribute to a  
"solution" that ignores the bug (fields clearing) and works around it  
by saving/restoring. I would suggest looking for the cause of the  
original edit field clearing problem since standard FB edit fields  
are self-maintaining.

Brian S.


On Dec 26, 2006, at 7:16 PM, Brian Heibert wrote:

> I have a problem
> Whenever the about box displays my edit field's contents get cleared
> I tried saving the contents using the code below but it is not working
>
> Brian
>
> local fn DoDialog
> dim as long evnt, id
>
> evnt = dialog(0)
> id = dialog(evnt)
>
> select case( evnt )
> case _wndClose
> select( id )
> long if id = _Editor
> window close #_Editor
> end if
> long if id = _aboutWnd
> dim save$
> save$ = EDIT$(_cEdit)
> window close #_aboutWnd
> //Edit Field #_cEdit, save$
> INCLUDE "NewDocument.incl"
> FN BuildMain
> EDIT FIELD #_cEdit,save$
>
> end if
>
> window close id
> end select
> case _btnClick
> select( id )
> case _runBtn
> INCLUDE "Interpreter.incl"
> FN ParseEFLines(_cEdit)
> case _NewBtn
> Include "NewDocument.incl"
> DEF FN InitNewDocument
> FN InitNewDocument
> case _CompileBtn
> beep
> end select
> end select
>
> end fn
>
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