Upon pressing any key... noob question

[rhodestown]

I need to learn how to load a single keystroke to a string, and replace the value with each subsequent keystroke...

I suspect I would use the 'upon pressing any key' event and then 'change alterable string' ... but I am lost on the coding from there (my programming experience is next to nothing right now)...

Any suggestions?... or is there a different method to accomplish the same task.

Thanks in advance

[dragonguy]

Key Object can grab the last pressed key.

[rhodestown]

How would that look in an expression? Or, would that be something totally different?

[Sieg]

Insert a "Key Object" into the frame.

Always -> change alterable string to: GetLastKeyStr$( "Key Object" )

[rhodestown]

Got it... Thanks guys!

(I didn't realize I needed an extension for this, nor how to find/install/use an extension, or anything else a noob would know with less than 7 days under his belt; with 8 hours invested today in searching and plucking away in MMF, I've finally got a single event working)

:cry:

[Dynamite]

You can just use the Edit box object to type stuff with.

[nivram]

Hi rhodestown. I am not sure if you are asking how to download and install an extension or was just a passing comment.

You can download extensions over there ------> in the neatwares extensions. Most extension install them selves if you click on them, especially the .exe files.

If I misundersood you then sorry.

[rhodestown]

Thank you for the info nivram (as well as others); I had already managed to figure it all out upon my last post, but I am always appreciative of help offered... Thank you.